Guidance

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

Updated 17 January 2025

February 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
Saturday 1 February 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil      
Sunday 2 February 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil      
Monday 3 February 2025 Day Day Day Nil      
Tuesday 4 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil      
Wednesday 5 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil      
Thursday 6 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil      
Friday 7 February 2025 Day Day Day Nil      
Saturday 8 February 2025 Nil Nil Day Nil      
Sunday 9 February 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil      
Monday 10 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil      
Tuesday 11 February 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil      
Wednesday 12 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil      
Thursday 13 February 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil      
Friday 14 February 2025 Day Day Day Nil      
Saturday 15 February 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil      
Sunday 16 February 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil      
Monday 17 February 2025 Day Day Day Nil      
Tuesday 18 February 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil      
Wednesday 19 February 2025 Day Day Day Nil      
Thursday 20 February 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil      
Friday 21 February 2025 Day Nil Day Nil      
Saturday 22 February 2025 Nil Nil Day Day/Night      
Sunday 23 February 2025 Nil Nil Day Day/Night      
Monday 24 February 2025 Day Day Day Day/Night      
Tuesday 25 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day/Night Day/Night      
Wednesday 26 February 2025 Day Day Day Day/Night      
Thursday 27 February 2025 Day/Night Day Day/Night Day/Night      
Friday 28 February 2025 Day Day Nil Day/Night      

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.