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Lulworth Military Range is a 7,500-acre (30 km2) military firing range located between Wareham and Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence and is part of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles Gunnery School.
The range is about 10 km (6 mi) west of Swanage and about 15 km (9 mi) east of Dorchester. Tanks and other Armoured vehicles are used in this area and shells are fired. Due to safety reasons, right of entry is only given when the army ranges are not in operation. Large red flags are flown and flashing warning lamps on Bindon Hill and St Alban's Head are lit when the range is in Military use.[1] At such times the entrance gates are locked and wardens patrol the area.
The range lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and stretches along the coastline between the east of Lulworth Cove to just west of Kimmeridge. The coastline is part of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
Access to the region is by foot either via the South West Coast Path or from Lulworth Castle and Tyneham car parks. The range walks and coast path are open most weekends and some weekdays.[3] Visitors are warned to keep to the footpaths. These are cleared of any unexploded ordnance between the yellow markers, but occasionally unexploded shells can be washed up onto the beach. These are dangerous and should not be touched or moved. Although many fossils can be found around this area, access for digging or cliff hammering is strictly forbidden.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MOD defence/about defence: Lulworth ranges". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ "Dorset and East Devon Coast". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Access Opportunities on the Defence Estate: Lulworth" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-12-19.