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Wildlife-Friendly Motorways

Wildlife-Friendly Motorways

Can you build a motorway that does not wipe out wildlife? Tom Heap investigates.

Costing the Earth · BBC Radio 4

October 11, 201627m 50s

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Show Notes

Motorways kill animals. That's unavoidable. But can road builders minimise the death toll with badger tunnels, bat flyovers, and green bridges covered in plants rather than tarmac? Tom Heap travels to the Gwent Levels and the Netherlands to find out.

Producer: Sarah Swadling.