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Defence Training Estate is an organisation within the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. It is the operating division of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, and is responsible for the management of the 78% of the MoD's estate allocated as Training Areas and Ranges. It provides sufficient and suitable estate to support the training requirements of the British Armed Forces, whilst ensuring environmental management and appropriate historical and archaeological preservation.

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Structure and partners

The organisation is headquartered at Waterloo Lines, Warminster, [1] and has a number of regional headquarters responsible for the management of the training estate on a regional basis.

DTE works with nature conservation bodies to safeguard designated sites and protected species within the estate. These bodies include the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. [2]

Some practical support is outsourced to Landmarc Solutions, a joint venture between Interserve (a UK support services company) and PAE (an American multinational support services company owned by Lindsay Goldberg). [3] [4]

DTE runs five Air Weapons Ranges for military operational training: RAF Holbeach and RAF Donna Nook in Lincolnshire (England), RAF Pembrey in Carmarthenshire (Wales), the Tain Air Weapons Range in Rossshire and Cape Wrath in Sutherland (Scotland). A former air weapons range at RAF Wainfleet in Lincolnshire was decommissioned in 2009. It had been in use since 1890 for artillery training, originally by the 1st Lincolnshire Artillery Volunteers. [5]

Public access

DTE operate a principle of presumption of public access to the training estate. Access is limited where training and exercise activities are taking place or where the use of munitions precludes safe access. [6]

Conservation and archaeology

As much of the training estate remains undeveloped, either through habitation or agriculture, the training estate holds considerable conservation and archaeological value. [7]

Training estates

Wales & West Midlands

North East

East

South East

North West

South West

Scotland and Northern Ireland

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "DTE South West" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Defence Infrastructure Organisation estate and sustainable development". www.gov.uk. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Landmarc is". Landmarc Solutions. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Investments". Lindsay Goldberg. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Defence Training Estates East, Public Information Leaflet, Air Weapons Range RAF Holbeach" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Public access | Landmarc Solutions". www.landmarcsolutions.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Defence Training Estate (DTE) - Inside DIO". insidedio.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "DTE West Midlands Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "DTE Wales Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "DTE Pembrokeshire Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "DTE North East Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "DTE Otterburn Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "DTE East Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "DTE South Eats Public Information Leaflet" . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "DEI Home Counties Public Information Leaflet" . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "DTE North West Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "DTE South West Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Public Information Leaflet, DTE Scotland" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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