Salisbury Plain Training Area – Page 2 – Inside DIO

Winners of Sanctuary Awards 2020 Announced

Richard Brooks, 17 March 2021 - Accommodation, Armed Forces, Belize, British Army, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Environment and Ecology, Portsmouth, RAF Brize Norton, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Salisbury Plain Training Area, Sanctuary Awards, Wildlife

This week we hosted the first ever virtual Sanctuary Awards ceremony! The Sanctuary Awards have been showcasing outstanding sustainability and conservation efforts across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) estate since 1991, celebrating the achievements of teams and individuals in the …

Upgrading the Defence Training Estate with carbon efficient accommodation

Col Phil Cook, 26 January 2021 - Accommodation, Military Training, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Personnel using Salisbury Plain and Nesscliff Training Areas are seeing the benefit of the early stage of a new programme to provide new carbon efficient accommodation on a number of sites. We are calling this £45m project the Net Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP).

Eye in the Sky: drones at Salisbury Plain

WO1 Kev Morris, 3 August 2020 - Public Access, Salisbury Plain Training Area

DIO Training Safety staff are now operating drones on Salisbury Plain to monitor and record illegal behaviour and protect the public.

How conservation groups help to protect biodiversity on the Defence estate

Rebecca Jenkins, 5 June 2020 - Conservation, Environment and Ecology, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Today is World Environment Day and I’d like to tell you about the important role that our conservation groups play in managing and protecting biodiversity, the environment and wildlife across the Defence estate.

Fighting ash dieback and protecting the future of our woodlands

Jez Kalkowski, 20 January 2020 - Forestry, Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain Training Area

We have at least 3 million ash trees across the MOD estate, so managing the tree disease ash dieback is a significant objective of our sustainable woodland management and long-term forest planning. Read on to find out more.

Launch of new book on excavations at Barrow Clump

Richard Osgood, 9 January 2020 - Archaeology, Operation Nightingale, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Today, marked the official launch of my new book on 'Exercise Beowulf' which covers years of excavation work at Barrow Clump.

Conserving habitats on the military training estate

Amanda Williams, 17 October 2019 - Biodiversity, Environment and Ecology, Landmarc, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Amanda Williams, Sustainability Manager at Landmarc Support Services reflects on the positive work that is undertaken across the UK military training estate to conserve some of our most valuable habitats and landscapes.

Welcoming the Disabled Ramblers to Salisbury Plain

James Nevitt, 1 July 2019 - Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain Training Area

A few weeks ago, I helped the Disabled Ramblers learn about the history of Salisbury Plain and how our Armed Forces use it to live, work and train.

Army Basing Programme – A look back and a look ahead

Mark Duddy, 14 February 2019 - Army Basing Programme, Communications

A look back at the achievements of the Army Basing Programme so far and a look ahead to what is planned in 2019.

An exclusive tour around the Plain

Olly Howells, 22 October 2018 - Archaeology, Environment and Ecology, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Salisbury Plain is not only one of the military’s top training areas, it is also rich in wildlife and archaeological wonders. Read on to find out more from a DIO ecologist.

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