HS2 protesters spending coronavirus lockdown in trees
HS2: Protester living in tree"willing to be arrested"
The camp at Crackley Woods, near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, consists of a roundhouse built from hay bales and covered in tarpaulin, a field kitchen, about 20 small tents and a handful of camper-vans. The landowner gave the protesters permission to set up here before lockdown, and they have continued to do so over the past six weeks.
It is possible to walk along a public bridleway which brings you through the woods to the edge of the camp, and to the fences which have been erected by HS2 contractors to keep the protesters out. On one side are mobile CCTV camera units called Armadillos, as well as HS2 staff wearing PPE who are patrolling the boundary to check for incursions.On the other side, the protesters have built tree-houses and a gantry so they can see what's happening over the fence.
He has been at the camp for several weeks and says he feels it is important to continue the fight as the country remains on lockdown.
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