News and communications

Changes will help protect crossing routes for hedgehogs and other small animals, particularly on rural roads in England.

• Updated: 22 December 2023

National Highways and British Deer Society warn drivers to be extra vigilant for deer on or near roads after the clocks go back this weekend

• Updated: 29 October 2021

Rescuers flew to the aid of a mother duck when her ducklings disappeared into the drainage system near a Highways England road improvements scheme.

• Updated: 11 May 2021

Drivers are being warned to look out for deer roaming on to roads and posing risks to road users. The warning comes with more deer on the move during the rutting season.

• Updated: 4 October 2019

Drivers warned to look out for deer roaming on to the country’s roads.

• Updated: 14 May 2019

When traffic officer Hannah Moffitt spotted a husky dog wandering along the hard shoulder on the M1 in Nottinghamshire she feared the story wouldn’t end well.

• Updated: 7 March 2019

Highways England traffic officers had a surprise when they rushed to respond to reports of pigs on the loose on A1(M) recently.

• Updated: 31 July 2018

Highways England traffic officers were fast out of the traps to help guide a couple of four legged friends who made their way onto a motorway on Sunday 3 June

• Updated: 15 June 2018

A Jack Russell terrier called Sally had an unexpected stopover at a motorway control centre after her owner was involved in a crash on the M23.

• Updated: 9 February 2018

A dog lover from Greater Manchester has praised two Highways England traffic officers for reuniting her with her missing companion Bailey.

• Updated: 18 September 2017

A feathery family had a lucky escape after Highways England patrol officers and the RSPCA safely escorted them off a busy motorway.

• Updated: 27 June 2017