Defence Training Estate South West (DTE SW) has training sites located from Wyke Regis in the east, to Penhale in the west. The total training land area is some 18,220 hectares comprising a mixture of small arms and field firing ranges, dry training (i.e. not involving live firing) areas, ranging from moorland to sand dunes and coastline, and training camps for accommodation. The training facilities are ideal for ‘dismounted’ training (i.e. on foot) in the light infantry role.
Demanding terrain, along with the severe weather patterns in some parts of the region, produce the ideal environment for training the Armed Forces to operate under pressure, in order to maintain the highest standards – for which they are renowned both at home and abroad. Our training areas in the South West also provide the ideal environment for cadet and recruit training. Currently some 500,000 man training days are achieved annually throughout DTE SW.