Straight Point Ranges and Woodbury Common Grenade Range firing times May 2025
Updated 25 April 2025
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Please be aware that short notice changes may be made to the dates shown.
Straight Point Ranges
| Date | SPRC firing |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 May | Day firing |
| Fri 2 May | No firing |
| Sat 3 May | No firing |
| Sun 4 May | No firing |
| Mon 5 May | No firing |
| Tue 6 May | Day firing |
| Wed 7 May | Day firing |
| Thu 8 May | Day and night firing |
| Fri 9 May | Day firing |
| Sat 10 May | No firing |
| Sun 11 May | No firing |
| Mon 12 May | Day firing |
| Tue 13 May | Day firing |
| Wed 14 May | Day and night firing |
| Thu 15 May | Day firing |
| Fri 16 May | Day firing |
| Sat 17 May | No firing |
| Sun 18 May | No firing |
| Mon 19 May | Day firing |
| Tue 20 May | Day firing |
| Wed 21 May | Day firing |
| Thu 22 May | Day and night firing |
| Fri 23 May | Day firing |
| Sat 24 May | Day firing |
| Sun 25 May | No firing |
| Mon 26 May | No firing |
| Tue 27 May | Day firing |
| Wed 28 May | Day and night firing |
| Thu 29 May | Day firing |
| Fri 30 May | Day firing |
| Sat 31 May | No firing |
Summer firing timings
Weekdays: 9am to 4pm (may be extended)
Evenings: from 30 mins before dusk until 11.45pm
Weekends: 9am to 12.30pm
Winter firing timings
Weekdays: 9am to 4pm (may be extended)
Evenings: from 30 mins before dusk until 9.30pm
Weekends: 9am to 4pm
Woodbury Common Grenade Range
There is live grenade firing on 8 and 22 May 2025.
Firing (throwing) timings
Weekdays: 10am to 3pm (timings may be extended by exception to meet key training objectives)
Weekends: No live throwing at weekends (weekend live throwing may take place by exception to meet key training objectives)
Your safety
Follow all Ministry of Defence warning signs:
If the red flags and/or lights are hoisted, regardless of the timings or published dates, do not enter the Range Danger area as there is a danger to life.
Red flags (daylight hours) and red lights (evening hours) indicate that live firing is taking place within the ranges’ danger areas (sea or land).
For your own safety do not touch any military debris, it may be dangerous.
Learn more about accessing MOD training areas safely.
Contact us
For updated information on firing taking place phone:
MOD Training Safety Officers/Site Range Control: 07810 773175, 07773 953660 or 01395 272972.
Duty Officer: 07870 377807 (out of hours and weekends).
Location
Straight Point Range Complex (SPRC) is 10 miles south of Exeter between Sandy Bay and Otter Cove. Access routes to SPRC are through the Devon Cliffs Holiday park at Sandy Bay, EX8 5BT.
The firing range covers the peninsula area south of the South West Coast Path.
Straight Point Range Complex: land and sea danger area boundaries. Crown copyright.