Network Rail: Biodiversity
Commons · Question 16523 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what guidance Network Rail has issued to its own staff on managing the impact of seasonal ecological survey windows and pro
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Jul 2026
Through Network Rail’s standards and guidance, along with the knowledge of its environmental experts, Network Rail outlines that there are strict legal requirements when managing land near to protected sites or species. Works planning and good communicati...