The importance of the MOD estate for supporting wildlife and heritage has long been recognised. In 1971-73, the Nugent Committee examined the necessity and management of Defence land holdings. It noted the importance of the estate, and highlighted the need …
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.
...either owned or used by the MOD in the UK or overseas, or which has a close connection to defence business. We now have five categories, and these are: Environmental...
...a team of apprentice aircraft technicians from the QinetiQ Apprentice Training School. They were runners-up for the heritage award with their ‘Discovering WW2 Boscombe Down’ project. It really is worth...
It’s easy sometimes to think of ‘Defence’ only in terms of aircraft, tanks and warships. In fact it’s really about people, some working on the front line while others work behind the scenes. My name is Iain Perkins and I’d …
I’m Hannah Mintram, relatively new in post as Assistant Conservation Group and Sanctuary Officer. I work in the DIO Conservation Team based at Westdown Camp on the edge of Salisbury Plain, the largest military training area in the UK.