...the fallen timber to dispatch to local sawmills for processing. Re-generating the woodlands While the immediate impact of Storm Arwen has been devastating, from a longer-term forestry perspective we have...
Two pine martens in the wild. [Copyright Iain Leach Photograph]As Deputy Training Safety Officer for Kirkcudbright Training Centre in Dumfries and Galloway, I’ve been spending some of my time on...
...on my extensive background in the commercial management of projects I am forever striving to forecast the costs as we demolish various parts of the building and discover asbestos or...
...Estate Ops Group team. BATSUB (British Army Training Support Unit Belize) enables jungle training exercises for our own forces and numerous partner nations. It was ‘mothballed’ in 2011 and reactivated...
...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...
...recent nature as part of their job portfolio, alongside top-level forensics links. It is also an engaging piece of work for our veterans that live locally. Finally, it is the...
...Fort in south east Cornwall, an unused range is managed for the benefit of wildflowers to promote the rare Cornish Black Bee. In Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire, locally harvested Green Hay...
...many years. I'm particularly interested in the contributions of black people during the Second World War and Windrush years. For those who don’t know, Windrush refers to a ship known...
...event. In Belize, we often cope with tropical storms, flash floods, wild fires, lightning storms and drive for hundreds of miles in dangerous conditions. Soldiers play an important role in...
...the Roman River that flows through Friday Woods. It is part of Fingringhoe Ranges, an important training area for service personnel based in and around Colchester. It’s also an important...