Managing wildfires and much more on the Defence Training Estate
![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)
...around the world, to enable our Armed Forces to be ready for operations and deployments. We manage around two thirds of the 223,800 hectares that the MOD owns, and a...
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Root and Branch: Managing the MOD's woodlands
![A Gurkha trainee, wearing full uniform including helmet and body armour, and carrying his weapon and a bergen, kneels in an area of young, growing trees. A mature wood is in the background. [Crown Copyright/MOD2018]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/09/IMG_1599cropped-copy-e1544028628324-1024x681.jpg)
...spent a few years in Scotland and elsewhere working as a forestry contractor, before heading to forestry college. I was lucky enough to get a placement working in MOD forestry...
Striving for equality for all
...of women in the defence enterprise and the men and women striving for gender equality. Please consider nominating your colleagues for these awards. We are firm believers that we achieve...
Stress Awareness Month 2022: how we can support each other to combat stress
...for self-care. Whether you are someone who enjoys being active, find breathing exercises beneficial or loves meeting up with friends, don’t forget to make time for yourself to re-charge your...
Supporting biodiversity on the MOD estate in Scotland
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Lottie Birch, Posted on:
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Conservation, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology
...nature-rich landscapes in the UK, and the regions of Scotland and Northern Ireland I oversee as an ecologist for DIO are no exception. My role is an incredibly varied one...
Replacing Headley Court: DIO's role
...new site is a big undertaking with substantial charitable funds to be raised and a new establishment created. There have been a number of meetings between DIO and BS Stanford...
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...
DIO helps to create UK Space Command’s first home
...in the development of a coherent strategy for military space operations to advance UK interests. Delivering the new Space Command headquarters quickly The DIO team worked collaboratively with AECOM to...
Introduction to Insight: Crunching the numbers at DIO
Hello, I’m Tony Gosling, the new Director of Data, Analytics and Insight at DIO. This is a new function for us, so I thought I would explain a bit about...
Enhancing Urban Ops Training at Copehill Down
Hi, I’m Major Alistair Rule and I’m one of the Training Safety Officers at the Salisbury Plain Training Area. I blogged for the first time back in January last year...