Petition · Department for Transport
Stop the East West Rail (EWR) project. Save our homes and farmland.
Closed
278 signatures
What the petition asks
Immediately stop the EWR project and protect our countryside. Invest in repairing and improving existing rail infrastructure to help ensure more punctual, clean services with better facilities—before creating new lines that we think could devastate farmland, wildlife habitats, and rural communities.
We think the EWR project threatens communities, homes, and farmland, putting local supply chains and food supplies at risk. Centuries-old hedgerows, chalk streams, and habitats for barn owls, lapwings, skylarks, bats, and more could face destruction. Stop this project before what we believe to be irreversible damage could be done. And, if a new route is to be taken, choose one of the other proposed routes that we consider to be less environmentally destructive.
Timeline
| 11 Dec 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
278
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
11 Dec 2025
Closed
11 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 6 Aug 2026.