The Dartmoor training areas are set for 10 years of dramatic change of use according to the latest draft of the MOD's Integrated Rural Management Plan."Soldiers are taught to be considerate of others with whom they share Dartmoor" the plan states, with maps expected to to be drawn up showing areas of high wildlife sensitivity, and then issued to the armed forces.
As part of the effort to minimise the threat of erosion, signficant deterioration in features and ensure the safety of populations of native species, there are plans to improve tracks and cut back bracken and shrub.
To reduce the visual impact of the military, many MOD features will be moved, or combined elsewhere. One of the priority tasks, the plan says, is to remove Yes Tor flagpole.
Others involve moving Great Mis Flagpole to below the skyline, and making Black Down Flagpole temporary.
Holming Beam is due for a renewal since the buildings are coming to the end of their useful life.
One thing is for certain, if you have a clue with a bearing on a piece of MOD property, stand by for change.
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