What used to be

Like many I fail to see the benefits HS2 will bring to this country and your link shows a tiny part of the destruction that is going to be caused to some quite stunning areas of this country.
Have always found though that a messed up walking route eventually leads to one discovering a even better one, good luck.

It will keep a load of otherwise unemployed people busy for years, it will annoy the hell out of those living hear the route and the end result will probably find that for some reason it takes even longer. All this at a time when we are discovering that working from home can be entirely practical..

I have my shortened walk route well established now, but it was lovely to have a figure of eight walk that would take me down to the canal and back again, taking about three hours. The new route is around 100 minutes

What a pity. I have enough from that speedy railway, really. We have also had many problems in a place going from Piedmont to France.

They call it progress and I suppose it is really, but it is very disruptive for many thousands

Hello Nick certainly a lovely shot indeed and sad really to see the destruction of the countryside to build HS2 infrastructure on this scale .. you will no doubt get a few HFF shots from the project but at what cost

Best wishes and stay safe Nick

Steve

Hi Steve

This is a massive site that is difficult to get near now ~ so I'll leave it well alone.

All the very best to you Steve ~~~

Your link really brings home the awful destruction that is going on for the sake of half an hour saved between London and Birmingham. Because it's not right under our noses we don't think about it too much.
Glorious poppies and what looks like nipplewort against that summer sky. Enjoy your weekend dear Nick. I hope the rain stops for us all today. Yesterday it was continuous and we didn't manage to get out at all.

Hi dear LGM, yes I've missed walking for the past two days as it has been far too wet. The garden is loving it. As to HS2 lets not go there, too many emotions are suffered by the various points of view.

I wish you a nice weekend

Hi Nick

A very nice picture, and interesting story.
Of course I knew about this for some time, for reasons which you may well know.
The site is also well guarded to keep Greta and her mates out...

My view is that we need rail transport to get all that fossil fuel burning traffic off our roads. Plants and trees will grow back, but once burnt fossil fuel is gone for ever!

Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

I love railways and the rolling stock and hydrogen powered railway engines are coming on stream. I just miss my rolling fields and walk which is nothing compared to losing your house of course.
I wish you a happy Sunday, all the best Nick

Poppy-Love! :-)

Yes, I'd find it hard to get that low now :))

Oh no!!!! I love your picture Nick!

Well the poppies will spring up around the edges again I expect, but the field is gone forever as regards the wonderful gentle rolling features it had. Hey ho

A very Happy New Year to you Stacy and many thanks for your good wishes ~~~

So schön !!!