Guidance

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

Updated 20 November 2024

November 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 November 2024 Day Day Nil
2 November 2024 Nil Nil Nil
3 November 2024 Day Nil Nil
4 November 2024 Day Day Day
5 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
6 November 2024 Day Day Day
7 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
8 November 2024 Day Nil Nil
9 November 2024 Day/Night Day Nil
10 November 2024 Nil Day Nil
11 November 2024 Day Day Day
12 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
13 November 2024 Day Day Day
14 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
15 November 2024 Day Day Nil
16 November 2024 Nil Nil Nil
17 November 2024 Nil Nil Nil
18 November 2024 Day Day Day
19 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
20 November 2024 Day Day Day
21 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
22 November 2024 Day Nil Day
23 November 2024 Nil Nil Day
24 November 2024 Nil Nil Day
25 November 2024 Day Day Day/Night
26 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
27 November 2024 Day Day Day/Night
28 November 2024 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night
29 November 2024 Day Day Day
30 November 2024 Day/Night Nil Day

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.