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Dartmoor Training Area Firing Notices

This information is published by the Ministry of Defence. Cancellations are reflected as soon as they are announced. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this web site, the warning signals (red flags by day and red lights by night) must be heeded, as they activate the Military Byelaws and indicate when live firing is taking place

To give greater certainty of access to the one fifth of Dartmoor's open space used for live firing on specified days Guaranteed Public Access (click here) periodshave been agreed. These remain the same from year to year to allow you to plan your walks by giving greater notice of non firing periods.

After detailed programming 6 weeks ahead more days become available and these are shown in the Firing Notice, which may be reduced but will not be increased unless there is a national emergency.

 

Information on when firing is taking place - last updated 03 March 2010

 

Date

Okehampton

Willsworthy

Merrivale

Wed 03 March

DAY & NIGHT

DAY

NIL

Thu 04 March

DAY & NIGHT

NIL

NIL

Fri 05 March

DAY

NIL

NIL

Sat 06 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 07 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 08 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 09 March

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Wed 10 March

NIL

DAY

DAY & NIGHT

Thu 11 March

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 12 March

NIL

NIL

DAY

Sat 13 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Sun 14 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Mon 15 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Tue 16 March

DAY & NIGHT

NIL

NIL

Wed 17 March

DAY & NIGHT

DAY

NIL

Thu 18 March

DAY & NIGHT

DAY

NIL

Fri 19 March

DAY

DAY

NIL

Sat 20 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 21 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 22 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 23 March

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Wed 24 March

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Thu 25 March

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 26 March

NIL

NIL

DAY

Sat 27 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 28 March

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 29 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 30 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Wed 31 March

NIL

DAY

NIL

Thu 01 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Fri 02 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sat 03 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 04 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 05 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Tue 06 April

NIL

DAY

NIL

Wed 07 April

NIL

DAY

NIL

Thu 08 April

NIL

DAY

NIL

Fri 09 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sat 10 April

NIL

DAY

NIL

Sun 11 April

NIL

DAY

NIL

Mon 12 April

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 13 April

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Wed 14 April

NIL

DAY

DAY & NIGHT

Thu 15 April

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 16 April

NIL

DAY

DAY

Sat 17 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 18 April

NIL

NIL

NIL

Warning signals, red flags by day and red lamps by night, indicate that live firing is taking place within range boundaries, which are marked with red and white posts. When warning signals are displayed do not enter the range boundary.

If the warning signals are not hoisted by 1000 (Oct - Mar) no live firing will take place that day or night and any bangs you hear will be blank cartridges or fireworks.

"DAY FIRING is between sunrise and sunset. "NIGHT FIRING" is between sunset and sunrise. Warning flags are lowered as soon as live firing has ceased.

If you are on the move, the firing programme is available on freephone 0800 458 4868 and is broadcast every morning on BBC Radio Devon.

For further information on the Armed Forces' interest in Dartmoor, contact Commandant Dartmoor Training Area, Okehampton Camp, Okehampton, Devon. EX20 1QP. 01837-650010

 

 

 

 

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