BE wary if you are taking a stroll in and around Colchester’s military land.

The Ministry of Defence will be conducting vermin control on April 1 in Friday Woods and Ball Farm and on April 15 near Middlewick Ranges.

Members of the Garrison shoot will be armed with guns and a warning has been put out about the noise.

A spokesman for the MoD said: “Residents must not walk their dogs or ride horses in the areas on the days vermin control is taking place.

“There will be signs posted stating, vermin control is in progress so do not enter, at the entrances where dog walkers enter the military training area.”