Overview
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams, assisted by the Army, carried out a daylight detonation on December 2 after the device was found on farmland by Walton Hall near Wellesbourne the previous day.
- Officers established a 100m cordon and guarded the scene overnight for safety before the controlled explosion.
- The farmer granted permission for the operation, and EOD used sandbags supplied by Highways to contain the blast.
- Warwickshire Police shared video of the detonation and had earlier advised residents to avoid the area and not be alarmed by a loud bang.
- No injuries were reported, and police said the device was likely a British 3-inch mortar round dating to the 1940s.