Re: Braunton Burrows Sand Dunes - North Devon - Early Summer
Dee Dub said:
It's a lovely area to visit. Just in case anyone got the impression you could ride the dunes, the Burrows have been designated a Special Area of Conservation and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/protectedsites ... =UK0012570
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sc ... rth-devon/
They conduct driver training on the MoD-licenced area of Braunton Burrows and are, at the moment, encouraging it more (long story, happy to explain over a beer sometime). I did a site inspection a couple of months ago. We would, of course, need to get the requisite permissions but that is all related to my job.
Leaflet Extract:
BRAUNTON BURROWS TRAINING AREA(BBTA)
Location The Training Area is 2 miles west of Braunton, 3 miles from RMB Chivenor and 7 miles from Barnstaple, across on the south side of the River Taw is Fremington Training Camp (FTC) and at Instow, 11 Amphibious Trials and Training Sqn Royal Marines (11 ATT Sqn RM).
Terrain The Training Area is approximately 360 hectares of variable terrain. The eastern area is a large flat grassy plain with patches of scrub, to the west are undulating sand dunes some high and steep. These are mostly covered with Marram grass. Within the dune system there are large flat and level areas (slacks). The dunes continue on to a large sandy beach (Saunton Sands). The Training Area is ideal for various types of training up to company level, Navigation training/exercises and off road driving at all levels. The use of pyrotechnics and blank are permitted.
Interesting link:
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/J ... story.html
