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THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SUSTAINABILITY MAGAZINE Number 45 2016 THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SUSTAINABILITY MAGAZINE OF DEFENCE SUSTAINABILITY THE MINISTRY SENNYBRIDGE Possibly the best waxcap-grassland in Europe NEW SERVICE FAMILY ACCOMMODATION Reveals henges and Number 45 Anglo-Saxon graves NORTHERN IRELAND Partnering and collaborating 2016 to deliver successful environmental management SANCTUARY Foreword Welcome by Julie Taylor SANCTUARY Director General Head Oce and Commissioning Services Editors I am delighted to have the opportunity Iain Perkins to provide the welcome to this year’s Marc Arbuckle (Design) Sanctuary Magazine which illustrates the continuing commitment and innovation Editorial Board of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with its Jane Hallett (Chair) partners to deliver meaningful and Richard Brooks resilient outcomes for sustainability and conservation across the defence estate. Contact Defence Infrastructure The Strategic Defence and Security Organisation (DIO) Review 2015 reinforced our intent to Building 21, Westdown Camp ensure that we have the infrastructure Tilshead, Salisbury SP3 4RS and estate we need to support current [email protected] and future military capability. ‘A Better 01980 674 807 Defence Estate’ announced in November between Natural England and the MOD detailed our vision of how we intend to and I hope to build on these foundations Sanctuary is an annual achieve this via the Estate Optimisation with similar arrangements in the future publication about sustainable Programme. This programme will bring as well as realising opportunities under development in the Ministry of a number of changes and challenges to the Apprenticeship Scheme. Defence (MOD) and the the estate both in terms of investment sustainable management of the and divestment but the breadth of The Sanctuary awards winners and natural and built assets across expertise within MOD and our partner runner ups demonstrates the the Defence estate. It illustrates organisations to take up this challenge international, national, regional and local how the MOD is undertaking its is amply demonstrated in the reach of defence and I oer my warmest responsibility for stewardship of following pages. congratulations to all of this year’s the estate in the UK and winners especially the Silver Otter overseas. It is designed for a It is striking that many of the features winner Bob Haycock. Bob in his role with wide audience, from the general are narratives on the eective the Countryside Council for Wales and public, to the people who work collaboration between MOD, Statutory his unstinting support and guidance to for us or volunteer as members of Bodies, industry partners and non- the Castlemartin Conservation Group, is the MOD Conservation Groups. governmental organisations. This is a a reection of the many volunteers and reection of our approach to the stakeholders that belong to the 120+ Sanctuary is produced for continued sustainable management conservation groups whose members the MOD by the Defence of the estate with much of what we give up their time and expertise to assist Infrastructure Organisation. deliver done in partnership with others in the conservation of the defence estate. within a robust legislative and defence Sanctuary has been printed policy framework. Finally, thanks must go to all of the by the kind sponsorship of Sanctuary sponsors for their continued the Industry Partners below: It is also good to see we are pursuing support and I hope you enjoy reading secondments such as the exchange this latest edition of Sanctuary. SANCTUARY 45 2016 Contents 58 Early engagement is key to planning a successful Sanctuary Awards military exercise 61 MOD hitting favourable targets on Salisbury Plain 2 The Sanctuary Awards 2016 Training Area 62 Ballykinler Training Centre, Conservation below the radar Sanctuary Features 63 Merville Barracks Energy Consortium achieves a new energy rst for MOD 8 Sennybridge Training Area, possibly the best 64 Could the Salisbury Plain whinchats help us understand migrant bird declines? waxcap-grassland in Europe? 10 Netheravon Camp, Salisbury Plain, clawing back 66 DIO advisory leaet invites dog walkers to paws for thought our heritage 12 Maritime Environmental Protection Guidance for 67 Secondments, Developing sta and working with partners Royal Navy operators at sea 14 Army Basing Programme, From Masterplanning to 68 Migratory tracks and an assembly site for tropical pelagic seabirds Planning approval 70 AWE sustainability in action, pride, trust 16 Salisbury Plain, Biodiversity Osetting Plan and innovation 18 Henges and Anglo-Saxon graves, new service family 72 Marsh fritillaries break all the rules at Castlemartin accommodation, Bulford 20 Salisbury Plain water commitments, A partnership 73 Delivering social value across the Defence Training Estate between Kelda and DIO 22 Safe and sustainable demolition at Corunna 75 National Pollinator Strategy, ve simple steps to help our bees Barracks, Ludgershall 24 Ulster Wildlife’s view on conservation on the Northern Ireland Estate Sanctuary Around the regions 26 Energy improvements on the MOD Training Estate 27 Castlemartin choughs are in a safe pair of hands 76 Spotlight on Isle of Wight, Newtown Ranges 28 RAF Lossiemouth delivery of new Typhoon Conservation Group Squadron headquarters 78 Wiltshire, MOD Boscombe Down 30 Gower Peninsular, dealing with a potentially explosive World War II legacy 79 Merseyside, Altcar Training Camp 32 Horsea Lake, Portsmouth, Will the moon jellysh cope 80 Essex, MDP Wetherseld with future warming? 81 Lancashire, Holcombe Moor Training Area 34 Cyprus SBAA designates ve Special Areas 82 Surrey, Ash Ranges of Conservation 83 Wiltshire, Imber Conservation Group 36 Public safety on the Defence Estate and the MOD 84 Oxfordshire, Bicester Garrison Access Forum 85 Kent and East Sussex, DIO SD Training South East 38 Goshawks on the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) 40 Archaeology spotlight, Marne Barracks, 86 Northumberland, Otterburn Training Area North Yorkshire 87 West Sussex, Thorney Island 42 Worthy Down, protecting the past and the 88 Essex, Carver Barracks environment for future generations 90 Warwickshire, DM Kineton 44 Covenanter’s Wood, Reversing decline 91 North Yorkshire, Catterick Training Area 45 Armoured Support for Grassland Management at 92 Wiltshire, Larkhill and Westdown Lulworth Ranges 46 Red Alert! Studying colour signals and predation risk 93 Anglesey, Wales, RAF Valley in burnet moths 94 Essex, Fingringhoe Ranges, Colchester 48 Public Access at Tain Training Centre, 95 Northern Ireland, Ballykinler and Magilligan Dornach Firth, Scotland 96 Caithness, Scotland, Vulcan 49 Releasing red squirrels in the Ballykinler Training Area, 97 Pembrokeshire, Castlemartin Range Northern Ireland 50 Roman River Valley, removing invasives to encourage 98 Germany, Senne Training Area the return of ‘Ratty’ 52 Ogof Gofan, balancing recreational caving with 99 2017 Sanctuary Awards, Nomination Process protecting bats and archaeology 100 Environmental Support & Compliance Update 54 Ballykinler, Observing the Sons of Ulster as they marched towards the Somme 101 Contacts 56 Ditching for dragonies, at Foxlease Meadows and Ancells Farm 57 Whittington Ranges reinstated after a ten year closure SANCTUARY 45 2016 1 SANCTUARY Awards The 2016 SANCTUARY Awards your recognition for outstanding achievement The MOD Sanctuary Awards began SANCTUARY in 1991 when the Commandant of Otterburn Training Area BOARD 2016 donated a Silver Otter trophy to award to the best Conservation Group led project or best individual The Sanctuary Awards board conservation e ort on MOD land. for 2016 was made up of: This later developed into a host of awards that covered Heritage, The coveted Silver Otter © Crown FINANCE AND MILITARY Environmental, Sustainability and CAPABILITY (FMC) Individual. In 2010 to raise ‘energy MOD personnel or MOD-led projects. Jane Hallett awareness’ within MOD, the Energy The Sustainable Business Award is Deputy Head Awards came into existence to awarded to more commercial projects Estates Policy recognise e orts made to reduce carbon who have achieved a particular success and the amount MOD spends on energy. in ensuring sustainable solutions that Pippa Morrison deliver against the commitment to the Sustainable MOD Policy In 2014 these awards were combined armed forces by enabling them to live, DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE into a single scheme – the MOD train and work. ORGANISATION (DIO) Sanctuary Awards, to re ect the increasing importance of the Alan Mayes Government’s wider Sustainable Deputy Head Development Agenda and MOD’s Army Basing Programme commitment to this agenda. Richard Brooks Principal Environmental The Sanctuary Awards which are open Advisor at ES&C to all MOD personnel, Conservation Groups, Industry Partners and other Mark Hill Environmental Stakeholders. The Deputy Head Awards recognise both group and Energy, Utilities & Sustainability individual e orts shown through projects that bene t the MOD EXTERNAL JUDGES sustainable business agenda. The entry Martin Baxter must relate to land, property, utilities or Executive Director of Policy at equipment design / use owned or the Institute of Environmental occupied by MOD either in the UK or Management & Assessment overseas, or which has a close Sustainable Business Award. This award represents the (IEMA) connection to defence business. three elements of sustainability; Social, Environment and Economy whilst incorporating military activity on Marcus Yeo the DIO Training Estate. This is
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