Guidance

East region firing times March 2025

Updated 26 February 2025

1. Firing times

There is no firing at Middlewick.

DATE Thetford Fingringhoe Barton Road Beckingham
1 March 2025 Day Day No firing Day
2 March 2025 Day Day No firing Day
3 March 2025 Day No firing No firing No firing
4 March 2025 Day No firing Day Day
5 March 2025 Day Day Day No firing
6 March 2025 Day Day Day Day and night
7 March 2025 Day Day Day No firing
8 March 2025 Day Day Day Day
9 March 2025 Day Day Day Day
10 March 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing
11 March 2025 Day Day Day No firing
12 March 2025 Day Day Day and night Day
13 March 2025 Day No firing Day Day and night
14 March 2025 Day No firing Day Day
15 March 2025 Day Day Day No firing
16 March 2025 Day Day Day No firing
17 March 2025 Day No firing No firing No firing
18 March 2025 Day Day Day No firing
19 March 2025 Day Day and night Day No firing
20 March 2025 Day Day No firing No firing
21 March 2025 Day Day No firing No firing
22 March 2025 No firing No firing Day No firing
23 March 2025 Day No firing Day No firing
24 March 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing
25 March 2025 No firing Day No firing Day and night
26 March 2025 No firing Day No firing Day
27 March 2025 Day Day Day Day and night
28 March 2025 No firing No firing No firing Day
29 March 2025 Day No firing Day Day
30 March 2025 Day No firing Day Day
31 March 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing

2. Range firing timings

2.1 Beckingham Range Complex

Summer firing times (1 April to 30 September):

Monday to Friday: 9am to 3.30 pm and 6pm to 11pm (night)
Saturday: 9am to 4pm (day) and 6pm to 11pm (night)
Sunday: 9am to 3pm

Winter firing times (1 October to 31 March):

Monday to Friday: 9am to 3.30 pm (day) and 5pm to 11pm (night)
Saturday: 9am to 4pm (day) and 5pm to 11pm (night)
Sunday: 9am to 3pm

2.2 Fingringhoe, Middlewick & Barton Road Ranges:

Monday to Thursday: 9am to 3.30 pm and 3.30pm to 11pm (night)
Friday: 9am to 12.30pm
Saturday: 9am to 3.30pm (day) and 3.30pm to 11pm (night)
Sunday: 9am to 2pm

2.3 Thetford range complex

Monday to Sunday (day firing): 9am to 4pm
Monday to Thursday (night firing): 6pm to 11pm
Saturday: 6pm to 11pm

3. Your safety

For your own safety do not touch any military debris, it may be dangerous.

If the red flags and/or lights are hoisted, regardless of the timings, do not enter the training area. This is a danger to life.

4. Location and public access

Read more about accessing [all ranges in East England](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-access-to-military-areas#east-e