...concerted efforts of organisations and individuals, showing that investment in conservation initiatives works. Public support for conservation continues to grow, with non government organisation expenditure up by 26% since 2010/11....
...May itself. As RAF St Mawgan was the first establishment to fully embrace this initiative within the South West region, there was a real sense of innovation in attempting to...
...to stay safe on the training areas. Two RAF Puma helicopters flying during Exercise Askari Thunder in Kenya [Crown Copyright/MOD 2011] Working together to keep soldiers and local people safe...
...and the silvery leafcutter bee. These ‘dune-specialist’ species thrive in our coastal landscapes when there are plenty of areas of bare sand available for burrowing into or hunting on top...
...involves working with local communities and partner organisations to promote safe and responsible public access to our training areas. An excellent example of this was our recent support to a...
...a programme to sink 100-tonne concrete blocks on the far side in order to soften the impact of the Atlantic. The blocks are forged nearby at Oreston and transported into...
...explain some of the day-to-day issues that come about from illegal incursions by members of the public on a site like Salisbury Plain. This tied in neatly to the more...
![Firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service monitoring the fire on Salisbury Plain Training Area. [Photograph courtesy of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/20180706_210200-1024x768.jpg)
...the Fire Service, or the MOD, but need to be left to burn out on their own. Recent Salisbury Plain fires An important international training exercise took place on Salisbury...
...Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Water Infrastructure) (506 STRE), which as you might guess from the name, specialises in water infrastructure, I was invited to attend this year’s ATX. 506 STRE...
...to these basic restrictions. In return, we have assisted BMFT in delivering ground sign awareness training to their wardens and joined them in planting thousands of trees within the local...