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DIO’s commitment to planting trees

Posted by: Jez Kalkowski, Posted on: 14 August 2020 - Categories: Catterick Training Area, Climate Change, Forestry

You may have seen the recent Guardian article about Friends of Earth calling for more trees to be planted to help reduce the impact of climate change.

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Root and Branch: Managing the MOD's woodlands

Posted by: Jez Kalkowski, Posted on: 24 September 2018 - Categories: Forestry, Military Training, Working at DIO
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]

Did you know the MOD has foresters on staff? Given that the defence estate includes 18,000 hectares of woodland, its a vital job.

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Bicycle Race – Training staff give ‘Le Tour’ a hand

Posted by: Phill Ingledew, Posted on: 14 July 2014 - Categories: Public Access
The Red Arrows fly over Harewood House at the start of the race. (Crown Copyright)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you won’t have missed that the Tour de France 2014 kicked off in Yorkshire.

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