Between 1942 and 1945 the area around Titchwell was used by thr Tank Regiment as a firing range.
The tanks on the beach were used as target practice, eventually being submerged by the sand dunes. The shifting sands only revealed them again in 1991.
The remains are those of Covenanter A13 Mark IIIs. This model was designed by thr London Midland and Scottish Railways; a company that had never previously designed fighting machines.
Unfortunately, it would by one of the worst tanks ever produced. With the war on the horizon, it was ordered 'off the drawing board' and put into production before the pilot models were released.
Only around 1771 were built, and due to its appalling overheating problems, it would never see service overseas.
After the war the RAF took over the site, until it was closed as a range in the late 1950s.
There are still several relics of the war time use of the area, including pillboxes and the old tank road.
The RSPB bought the site in 1972 and continues to protect the area as a nature reserve. The reserve is a pay for entry site, which is free for RSPB members.
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