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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.

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.

Buzzing around the Defence estate

Iain Perkins, 12 July 2019 - Biodiversity, Salisbury Plain Training Area

It’s Bees’ Needs Week and I’d like to tell you about the important work that DIO does to protect bees across the Defence estate.

Managing wildfires and much more on the Defence Training Estate

Brigadier Simon Stockley, 13 August 2018 - Land Management, Military Training

Hi, I’m Brigadier Simon Stockley, Head of the DIO’s Overseas Region and Defence Training Estate (OR&DTE). My role includes the provision of military training facilities here in the UK, and around the world, to enable our Armed Forces to be …

Excavating military tracks at Barrow Clump

Richard Osgood, 23 July 2018 - Archaeology, Environment and Ecology, Military Training, Operation Nightingale, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Hi, my name is Richard Osgood and I'm the Senior Archaeologist at DIO. Today I'll be blogging about the team of military veterans, service personnel and volunteers from Wessex Archaeology and Breaking Ground Heritage who helped to unearth the excavation …

New vehicles crack down on illegal activity on Salisbury Plain

Lt Col Stewart Andrews, 9 July 2018 - Land Management, Military Training, Public Access, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Hi, I’m Lt Col Stewart Andrews and I’m DIO’s Senior Training Safety Officer for Salisbury Plain. Last year, 2948 illegal incursions were reported in the South West; most were caused by people illegally driving 4x4s and motorcycles on the Plain. …

Life’s a hoot for Salisbury Plain volunteers

Jonathan Pepper, 4 June 2018 - Environment and Ecology

Hi, my name is Jonathan Pepper and I'm a Range Safety Marshall at DIO. For the last four years I’ve been working as a volunteer for the MOD Raptor and Owl Nest Box Project. As part of Volunteers’ Week I’d …

Celebrating grass snakes, Bronze Age burials and 1 million construction hours!

Richard Tindal, 24 May 2018 - Army Basing Programme

Hi, I’m Richard Tindal, Project Director for Larkhill Garrison at Aspire Defence Capital Works. You may have heard that we recently completed one million hours of construction work at Larkhill Garrison for the Army Basing Programme (ABP). If you keep …

DIO partnership provides protection for people and nature

Mark Sumner, 10 May 2018 - Environment and Ecology, Land Management, Salisbury Plain Training Area

Hi, I’m Mark Sumner and I work in DIO’s Environmental Support and Compliance Team as the Access and Recreation Advisor, based in Salisbury Plain. Today, I’ll be blogging about the work DIO has done to protect our most important wildlife …

How people risk their lives on the military training estate

DIO Communications Team, 19 April 2018 - Communications, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain Training Area

We want people to enjoy the military training estate, but it can be a dangerous place if you don't follow the rules. There are a number of ways you can put your life at risk and here's a few of …

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