Guidance

Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) firing times: April 2025

Updated 25 March 2025

1. April firing times

There is no firing planned for:

  • Areas 6, 7, 8 (Chitterne)
  • Salisbury Plain (East) (Tidworth)
DAY DATE Larkhill / Westdown Bulford ranges Warminster ranges Imber Ranges 1, 2, 3, 4
Tuesday 1 April 2025 Day/Night Day Day/night Nil  
Wednesday 2 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Thursday 3 April 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
Friday 4 April 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
Saturday 5 April 2025 Day Nil Nil Nil  
Sunday 6 April 2025 Day Nil Nil Nil  
Monday 7 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Tuesday 8 April 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day Nil  
Wednesday 9 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Thursday 10 April 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
Friday 11 April 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
Saturday 12 April 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
Sunday 13 April 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
Monday 14 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Tuesday 15 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Wednesday 16 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Thursday 17 April 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
Friday 18 April 2025 Day Nil Nil Nil  
Saturday 19 April 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
Sunday 20 April 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
Monday 21 April 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
Tuesday 22 April 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
Wednesday 23 April 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
Thursday 24 April 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
Friday 25 April 2025 Day Nil Nil Nil  
Saturday 26 April 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
Sunday 27 April 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
Monday 28 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
Tuesday 29 April 2025 Day Day Day/Night Nil  
Wednesday 30 April 2025 Day Day Day Nil  

2. Firing timings

Normal firing times for SPTA (subject to operation requirement extensions).

Monday: 9am to 5pm (9am to 5pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Tuesday: 9am to 11.30pm (9am to 9pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Wednesday: 9am to 5pm (9am to 5pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Thursday: 9am to 11.30pm (9am to 9pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Friday: 9am to 5pm (9am to 5pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Saturday: 9am to 11.30pm (9am to 9pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Sunday: 9am to 1pm (9am to 1pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)

3. Your safety

You are reminded not to access the byeways when the red flags are flying and the ‘danger’, ‘live firing’ or ‘no public entry’ signs are displayed.

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

Learn more about accessing MOD training areas safely.

4. Location

You can find information on the location of Salisbury ranges on our Public Access page and on Salisbury Plain military lands byelaws 1981.

You can also find a map and more information on the Imber Range perimeter path.

Danger area boundaries are posted on signs at each entrance to the training area.

5. Military lands byelaws

You are reminded when on land subject to the Salisbury Plain Military Lands byelaws 1981 (S.I.1981/1982) under Byelaw 5 it is an offence to fail to comply with the provisions of byelaw 3:

  • under section 3(1(d)) no person may engage in or carry on any trade or business of any kind whatsoever. To do so may result in a Warning Off, whereby you will be asked to leave the training area or a fine being issued

  • it is an offence to use a motor vehicle other than on a byeway open to all traffic (BOAT) or permissive BOAT

Under section 3(1(c)) no person may ride a horse, bicycle or tricycle or ride, drive or propel a motor vehicle of any kind, otherwise than on the carriageway or a road suitably constructed and made up for general use by vehicular traffic. To do so may result in a warning off, whereby you will be asked to leave the training area and a s59 (of the Police Reform Act 2002) warning letter issued or a fine being issued.