An area of tall grass providing a potential nesting site for skylarks and other birds [Crown Copyright / MOD 2022]I’m Samuel Ibbotson, an Estate Facility Manager for DIO. My role...
...our troops, homes for a wide range of wildlife and a source of key wood products. Working with DIO’s foresters and Landmarc’s regional forestry teams, my primary objective is to...
...Area itself. The history of the area, the use it has for units in specific training scenarios, and the logistical maintenance carried out by our staff and contractors provided for...
...biodiversity than the surrounding dunes, diggers were used to strip away the top layer of turf to expose patches of bare sand. This will create better conditions for sand dune...
...is the MOD Access Forum? One of the ways we manage this is by delivering the annual MOD Access Forum. The aim of the forum is to provide an opportunity...
...berries of the plant. It does have benefits for wildlife though, as the white berries can be an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush, and...
The Ten Tors Challenge in full flow at Dartmoor (Crown Copyright MOD 2024) As the Training Safety Officer for Dartmoor I cover the Dartmoor Training Area from our office in...
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...- which covers about 190,000 hectares of land - is to provide military training facilities that enable our Armed Forces to be ready for operations and deployments around the world....
RAF Lakenheath will be the first permanent international site for US Air Force F35s in Europe. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]This week is Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which aims to inspire individuals to take...
Front of newly restored Bourlon Building. For the Army Basing Programme (ABP) 2019 has been a target year for several years. Therefore it seems a good time to have a...