Straight Point Ranges and Woodbury Common Grenade Range firing times November 2024
Updated 19 November 2024
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Straight Point Ranges
| Date | SPRC firing | |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 November | No firing | |
| Sat 2 November | No firing | |
| Sun 3 November | No firing | |
| Mon 4 November | No firing | |
| Tue 5 November | Day firing | |
| Wed 6 November | Day firing | |
| Thu 7 November | Day and night firing up to 9.30pm | |
| Fri 8 November | Day firing | |
| Sat 9 November | No firing | |
| Sun 10 November | No firing | |
| Mon 11 November | Day firing | |
| Tue 12 November | Day firing | |
| Wed 13 November | Day firing | |
| Thu 14 November | Day firing | |
| Fri 15 November | No firing | |
| Sat 16 November | No firing | |
| Sun 17 November | No firing | |
| Mon 18 November | Day firing | |
| Tue 19 November | Day firing | |
| Wed 20 November | Day firing | |
| Thu 21 November | Day and night firing up to 9.30pm | |
| Fri 22 November | Day firing | |
| Sat 23 November | No firing | |
| Sun 24 November | No firing | |
| Mon 25 November | Day firing | |
| Tue 26 November | Day firing | |
| Wed 27 November | Day and night firing up to 9.30pm | |
| Thu 28 November | Day firing | |
| Fri 29 November | No firing | |
| Sat 30 November | Day 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 7 and 25 November 2024.
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.