More than a flock of seagulls: Sea birds at Cape Wrath
...Royal Scots Dragoon Guards I’ve been working south of the border as Deputy Commander for the northern region of the Training Estate, based at Catterick. As a keen naturalist one...
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Firing at ground targets: Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
![RAF Regiment Forward Air Controllers (FACs) from the Air Land Integration Cell (ALIC), based at RAF Honington (Suffolk), guide a Typhoon from 6 Squadron onto their target at the Cape Wrath practice range in Scotland. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/45155464-1024x461.jpg)
...it was involved in the defence of industrial areas in Bristol and South Wales. RAF Pembrey itself was closed in 1957 and handed to Carmarthen County Council, so today we...
Staying safe and protecting wildlife on the Defence Training Estate
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Dean Howard, Posted on:
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Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Public safety
The Coast and Country Canines team alongside colleagues from DIO's Access and Recreation and ecology teams [Crown Copyright / MOD 2023]As the Deputy Training Safety Officer for the South East...
100 Years of Firing At Lulworth Training Area
![Soldiers with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry onboard a Challenger 2 main battle tank during a training exercise at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/45156642-1024x682.jpg)
...contract from DIO to manage the training estate. Les Hooper. [Copyright Landmarc, 2016]2016 marks 100 years of gunfire at Lulworth ranges in Dorset in the South West. It all started...
New Accommodation for Returning Troops
![Outside view of the new Single Living Accommodation at Keogh Barracks. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/keogh-5-1024x683.jpg)
...on the construction of the first of the SLA blocks at Duke of Gloucester Barracks in South Cerney, where 90 new bed spaces were provided. Delivered by Debut LendLease on...
Celebrating the 2022 Sanctuary Awards
...become the Sustainability Lead for 29 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps at South Cerney Station in 2009, Nigel’s pioneering approach and unmatched commitment has seen the site become one of the...
Combining Curlew Conservation and Flight Safety on RAF Airfields
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Dr Stuart Otway and Neil Durrance, Posted on:
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Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, RAF
...South Gloucestershire where they will be hand-reared and then released onto the Severn Vale. DIO has contributed additional Conservation Stewardship Funding to purchase GPS trackers which, along with conventional leg-rings,...
Celebrating construction and facilities management award successes
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DIO communications team, Posted on:
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Construction, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Facilities Management
...vital improvements to coastal flood defences in the area between Hythe and Dymchurch on the south Kent coast. Most of this land is owned and operated by the Ministry of...
Restoring native tussac grass habitats in the Falkland Islands
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Captain John Gajdus, Posted on:
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BFSAI, Environment and Ecology, Falkland Islands
Tussac grass on Middle Island (Copyright John Gajdus) One of the major responsibilities shared by DIO and British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) is the sustainable management of land...
National Apprenticeship Week 2022: reflecting on my experiences as a DIO apprentice
...official opening ceremony of DIO’s new Head Office [Crown Copyright / MOD 2021] [Crown Copyright / MOD 2021]More recently, I’ve visited military training areas in the north and south of...