View of Jones Hill Wood in the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire on January 10, 2012. The proposed HS2 route will cut through Jones Hill Wood, a conservation area. Britain gave the green light on Tuesday for a 32.7 billion pound (US$50 billion) high-speed rail network linking London, Birmingham and cities further north, delighting business groups but angering opponents along its route who say it is aunneeded and will scar some the country's prettiest countryside. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRANSPORT)