Secretary of State Applauds DIO
Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence, gave a speech this morning to the Institute of Government in which he addressed a number of topics relating to DIO’s work....
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2400 New Homes: Redeveloping Bordon
...and release of surplus public land to accelerate new housing schemes and the MOD has played a significant role by delivering land for 40,000 homes during the last Parliament. The...
Doing our bit to help hen harriers
...grass, and prefer areas sheltered from the wind. Many of their roosting sites are on land managed for the MOD by licensed farmers. We liaise closely with the farmers to...
Saving Water, Saving Money
Hello, I’m Genise Heddell the Area Utility Manager (AUM) for Essex & Suffolk. There are six sites, two of which are among the 20 Ministry of Defence (MOD) sites which...
Celebrating Safety Successes: DIO Wins at the RoSPA Awards
![The team collecting the award. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/MG_7488-1024x683.jpg)
...pick up a Silver Health and Safety Award. The awards ceremony was held by RoSPA, the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents, and recognises organisations and businesses which show commitment...
Powering up RAF Akrotiri
A Tornado GR4 from 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW), based out of Royal Air Force Akrotiri, Cyprus. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]I’m the Overseas Area Project Manager for Cyprus and Gibraltar and today...
Veterans excavating First World War training trenches
![Left to right: Alex Sotheran, DIO archaeologist; Sam Fairhead, Wessex Archaeology; Stewart Bowman, veteran participant; Dickie Bennett, Breaking Ground Heritage. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/L-to-R-Alex-Sotheran-DIO-archaeologist-Sam-Fairhead-Wessex-Archaeology-Stewart-Bowman-veteran-participant-Dick-1024x683.jpg)
...Nightingale, a programme which facilitates archaeological digs for sick, injured and wounded service personnel and veterans. Operational Nightingale is a ground-breaking programme which was originally set up to provide educational...
Looking after Foxglove Covert’s rich array of wildlife
![Foxglove Covert team at 2017 Sanctuary Awards [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/11/DDCL1824-1024x665.jpg)
...and they support staff with an extensive range of activities to preserve, protect and record the many different types of wildlife that exist throughout the reserve. For example, the moorland...
DIO partnership provides protection for people and nature
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Environment and Ecology, Land Management, Salisbury Plain Training Area
![Dartmoor Warbler [Copyright, Creative Commons 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/05/Dartmoor-Warbler-2017.jpg)
...by promoting responsible access. The area covered by the SAMMs project includes several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is also important for nature conservation and has a population...
Celebrating grass snakes, Bronze Age burials and 1 million construction hours!
![Construction underway at Larkhill. [Aspire]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/05/Larkhill-18032708-1024x621.jpg)
Hi, I’m Richard Tindal, Project Director for Larkhill Garrison at Aspire Defence Capital Works. You may have heard that we recently completed one million hours of construction work at Larkhill...