Explosive Ordnance Clearance

Military training at Penhale Training Area helps restore vital sand dune habitats

Private Ethan Treloar, 30 November 2022 - Biodiversity, British Army, Conservation, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Military Training, Penhale Training Area

I’m a Reservist with the British Army’s 232 Port Squadron, 165 Port and Maritime Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), and I recently volunteered for the Penhale Dunes Dynamic Dunescape support exercise as I wanted to contribute to a unique …

Supporting Exercise Cerberus in Germany: All in a day’s work

Lt Col Robert Mather, 9 November 2022 - British Army, Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Germany, Military Training, Sennelager

Exercise Cerberus 22 was the Army’s largest and most ambitious Field Army exercise in Europe for a decade. With 3,500 soldiers and 800 vehicles involved the exercise provided the opportunity to test the five different Brigade Headquarters within the Warfighting …

Keeping communities and soldiers safe in Kenya

Lt Col Paul Longwell, 3 October 2022 - British Army, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Kenya, Public safety, Wildlife

Out in Kenya DIO staff are responsible for the physical safety of the training areas, keeping both the public and the military safe. The team work on a variety of tasks together with the British Army, the Kenyan Defence Forces …

Removing unexploded ordnance at Former Air Weapons Range RAF Cowden

Bert Appleton, 10 September 2021 - Explosive Ordnance Clearance

I recently organised and held a visitors’ day to highlight the MOD’s approach to removing unexploded ordnance from Mappleton Beach at Former Air Weapons Range RAF Cowden. The visit also enabled DIO to further connect with stakeholders on this unique …

The MOD Access Forum: Working Together for Safe Public Access to the Training Estate

James Nevitt, 13 May 2019 - Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Mapping, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety

The 2019 MOD Access Forum saw attendees from various organisations learn about the public access issues affecting the MOD estate and even have a go at searching for unexploded ordnance!

Repairing access to the Fossil Forest

James Nevitt, 1 May 2019 - Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Public Access, Public safety

In 2015, an overhanging rock face began to collapse, damaging the public stairway that leads down from the South West Coast Path Trail to the Fossil Forest, located within Lulworth Ranges. DIO has worked with Lulworth Estate, Natural England, Dorset Council and Vertical Technologies to repair the stairway and re-open the site.

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