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Sanctuary Magazine Which Exemplary Sustainability Work Carried Westdown Camp Historic Environments, Access, Planning and Defence THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SUSTAINABILITY MAGAZINE Number 43 • 2014 THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SUSTAINABILITY MAGAZINE OF DEFENCE SUSTAINABILITY THE MINISTRY MOD celebrates thirty years of conserving owls and raptors on Salisbury Plain Climate change adaptation Number 43 • 2014 and resilience on the MOD estate Spend 2 Save switch on the success CONTACTS Foreword by Jonathan Slater Director General Head Office and Defence Infrastructure SD Energy, Utilities & Editor Commissioning Services Organisation Sustainability Team Iain Perkins DIO manages the MOD’s property The SD EUS team is responsible for Energy Hannah Mintram It has been another successful year infrastructure and ensures strategic Management, Energy Delivery and Payment, for the Sanctuary Awards with judges management of the Defence estate as a along with Water and Waste Policy whole, optimising investment and Implementation and Data across the MOD Designed by having to choose between some very providing the best support possible to estate both in the UK and Overseas. Aspire Defence Services Ltd impressive entries. I am delighted to the military. Multi Media Centre see that the Silver Otter trophy has Energy Management Team Secretariat maintains the long-term strategy Tel: 0121 311 2017 been awarded to the Owl and Raptor for the estate and develops policy on estate Editorial Board Nest Box Project on Salisbury Plain. management issues. It is the policy lead for Energy Delivery and Payment Team Julia Powell (Chair) This project has been running for sustainable estate. Tel: 0121 311 3854 Richard Brooks more than three decades and is still Water and Waste Policy Implementation thriving thanks to the huge Operational Development and Data Team Editorial Contact dedication of its team of volunteers. and Coherence Tel: 0121 311 2423 Defence Infrastructure The ODC Infrastructure Professional Services Organisation A new Sustainability Business Award (IPS) team provides professional support to FMC Cap Infra Building 21 has also been awarded for the first the MOD. IPS acts as a focal point for all FMC Cap Infra acts as the strategic Westdown Camp time this year, and whilst our industry environmental needs and enquiries across infrastructure planners and policy makers the estate providing a dedicated Tilshead partners have been regular recipients for Defence; taking a defence-wide Knapweed Broomrape © Crown team of professional experts in a variety of perspective on estate assets and Salisbury SP3 4RS of the other Sanctuary Award environmental disciplines. construction, and advice for capability Email: [email protected] It gives me great pleasure to categories, this award has been planning for estate and infrastructure. Tel: 01980 674807 welcome you to the 2014 edition of established to recognise the DIO Infrastructure Professional Services The opinions expressed in the magazine Building 21 Including agriculture, forestry, natural and are not necessarily those of the Ministry of Sanctuary Magazine which exemplary sustainability work carried Westdown Camp historic environments, access, planning and Defence. Notwithstanding Section 48 of Sanctuary is an annual showcases some of the great out by them. I would like to offer my Tilshead strategic engagement, waste management, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act Salisbury SP3 4RS publication about sustainable sustainability work taking place across congratulations to each of the energy, and environmental protection, Tel: 01980 674704 1988, the Ministry of Defence reserves the development in the Ministry of the MOD to benefit the MOD estate. Sanctuary Award winners and Greening Government Commitments and right to publish authors’ literary and Defence (MOD), and the runners up, all of which have shown IPS Natural Environment Team MOD’s sustainability strategy. photographic contributions to Sanctuary sustainable management of the Our estate is an essential enabler for outstanding commitment to Tel: 01980 674820 Contact: in further and similar publications owned natural and built assets across the delivering Defence capability. The improving the sustainability of the IPS Historic Environment Team [email protected] by the Ministry of Defence. This is subject Defence estate. It illustrates how following articles show that a estate. Tel: 01980 674718 to contrary agreement, which must be the MOD is undertaking its sustainable estate that is resilient and IPS Sustainable Development Support communicated to the editor in writing. responsibility for stewardship of adaptable to defence requirements, As you may be aware, these are Tel: 01980 674866 Authors’ contributions will be acknowledged with each and every the estate in the UK and overseas. now and in the future, is an integral exciting times for the Defence IPS Environmental Planning Team It is designed for a wide audience, part of Defence business. Infrastructure Organisation which has Tel: 01980 674665 publication. Maps in this publication are from the general public, to the recently welcomed its new Chief reproduced from the Ordnance Survey IPS Access and Recreation Team map, by Defence Infrastructure people who work for us or There are some fantastic initiatives, Executive Richard McCarthy who I Tel: 01980 674782 Organisation, with the permission of the volunteer as members of the including the Dartmoor Mires Project look forward to working with, along IPS Scottish Environmental Liaison Team controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery MOD Conservation Groups. restoring an area of blanket bog to with the rest of the incoming Tel: 01383 648042 Defence Office, Crown Copyright. improve the ability of the peat habitat Executive Management Team, to IPS Forestry Team Infrastructure Sanctuary is produced for the to provide clean water supply, absorb continue to drive initiatives for a Tel: 01980 674766 Organisation Unauthorised reproduction infringes MOD by the Defence heavy rainfall and carbon; water sustainable estate. Crown Copyright and may lead to Infrastructure Organisation. efficiency with the Aquatrine prosecution or civil proceedings. Licence Partners; and the Environmental and I hope you enjoy reading this year’s Number GD3189G. Sanctuary has been printed by Socio-economic assessment audit at magazine. the kind sponsorship of the the British Army Training Unit Industry Partners below: Kenya (BATUK). Cover image: A 6th Century Anglo-Saxon button brooch. The artefact depicts the snarling face of a possible warrior in a helmet and is made of copper alloy, covered in gold leaf. The brooch was one of a pair found in the grave of a young, high-status, female who also had the remnants of a cosmetic brush, square- headed brooch, rings and bead necklace with her. This brooch was found during the excavation at Barrow Clump, Salisbury Plain. Sennybridge Training Area © Crown Sanctuary 43 • 2014 Sanctuary 43 • 2014 101 FOREWORD Foreword by Richard McCarthy Chief Executive Defence Infrastructure Organisation I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this year ’s Sanctuary Magazine and to be able to introduce myself as the new Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). As you will be aware, the Department is still undergoing a period of great change and DIO remains at the forefront of the transformation agenda having recently brought on board Capita, working with URS and PA Consulting, as its Strategic Business Partner. These are still early days, but on behalf of myself and DIO’s Executive Management Team, I would like to say that we are all very enthusiastic about the future and the potential that this exciting new partnership brings to further improve the way the Defence estate is run for our military customers. The Defence estate is managed to enable military demand and capability with DIO being key to this delivery. DIO’s effective management of the infrastructure Sanctuary Magazine is the MOD’s all and I am personally committed business includes the integration sustainability publication produced to supporting this in the future. of environmental and by DIO. It is a celebration of the sustainability best practice. This excellent environmental and I look forward to getting out and ensures we can not only achieve sustainability delivery across about on the Defence estate in the the military requirements but also Defence including, but wider than, coming months to see first hand embeds environmental DIO’s immediate business. It allows some of these and other new management and future us to showcase some of the many sustainable projects in action. sustainability of the estate in our successes in this area. Indeed, daily thinking and delivery. As a I would like to reiterate Jonathan relative newcomer to DIO, I am Slater’s congratulations to the already impressed with the winners and runners up of this commitment of our staff and year’s Sanctuary Awards and also partners to this agenda - thank all of those who contributed examples of which can be found articles. The hard work and throughout this publication. They dedication demonstrated in the bring real value to our work and Sanctuary Awards and Magazine the estate. articles serve as fine examples to us Sanctuary 43 • 2014 1 CONTENTS FOREWARD 1 AROUND THE REGIONS 65 THE SANCTUARY AWARDS 3 Spotlight on… AWE Aldermaston, Berkshire 66 FEATURES RAF Valley, Anglesey 68 Climate change adaptation and resilience on 8 Barry Buddon, Angus 69 the MOD estate RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire 70 Thorney Island - Working together in Chichester Harbour 11 Spend 2 Save - Switch on the success 12 MOD Pendine, Camarthenshire
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