Guidance

Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) firing times: December 2024

Updated 11 December 2024

December firing times

There is no firing planned for:

  • Areas 6, 7, 8 (Chitterne)
  • Salisbury Plain (East) (Tidworth)
  • Imber ranges 1, 2, 3, 4
DATE Larkhill / Westdown Bulford ranges Warminster ranges
1 December 2024 Nil Nil Day
2 December 2024 Day Day Day
3 December 2024 Day Day Day
4 December 2024 Day Day Day
5 December 2024 Day/Night Day Day
6 December 2024 Day/Night Nil Nil
7 December 2024 Day/Night Day Day
8 December 2024 Nil Day Nil
9 December 2024 Day Day Nil
10 December 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
11 December 2024 Day Day Day
12 December 2024 Day/Night Day Day
13 December 2024 Day Day Day
14 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
15 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
16 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
17 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
18 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
19 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
20 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
21 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
22 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
23 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
24 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
25 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
26 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
27 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
28 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
29 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
30 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil
31 December 2024 Nil Nil Nil

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)

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.

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.

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.