I’m the DIO Facilities Manager for HMS Raleigh, a training establishment for new recruits to the Royal Navy. A while ago, I found something a rather unusual painting hidden away in one of the rooms and now I’m on a …
It’s been a busy year for us at DIO. From supporting the Coronation of King Charles III to supplying more than 20,000kg of turkey to Armed Forces personnel over Christmas, our teams have been working hard to help our Armed …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – but that doesn’t stop the hard work that goes on behind the scenes across the Defence Training Estate every day. Our ecology and environmental management teams work tirelessly alongside the …
The Defence estate includes some of the UK’s most important wildlife sites and is unrivalled in terms of its size and the diversity of habitats and species it supports. Much of our estate is accessible to the public, and providing …
Since 1991, the Sanctuary Awards have been recognising outstanding sustainability and conservation efforts across the MOD. The awards celebrate group and individual-led projects that are benefiting sustainable development and helping to conserve the environment, natural resources and heritage across Defence’s …
The MOD has a rich and diverse historic environment on its UK and overseas estate, containing many thousands of historic buildings and archaeological sites. As the guardian of these valuable heritage assets, DIO is responsible for their stewardship, a key …
Our DIO teams in the South East oversee a rich and diverse historic estate. We're responsible for the maintenance of some iconic sites including Horse Guards Parade, MOD Main Building in Whitehall, and Wellington Barracks, which is only a …