Veteran activist Swampy among protesters in HS2 site standoff with police
by Gwyn Topham from Environment | The Guardian on (#5BCDF)
Protesters are trying to stop construction at site in Colne Valley nature reserve, west of London
Police and eviction squads have gathered in a standoff with HS2 protesters including veteran activist Swampy, who is sitting in a 30ft bamboo structure over a river in an attempt to stop HS2 building a works bridge through the Colne Valley nature reserve.
Activists put up the makeshift tower in the River Colne at the weekend to stop workers erecting the bridge and cutting a temporary road through the Denham Country Park woodland.
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