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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 2 July 2009
Date	Okehampton	Willsworthy	Merrivale
Wed 1 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 2 July	NIL	NIL	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 3 July	NIL	DAY	NIL
Sat 4 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 5 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 6 July	NIL	DAY & NIGHT	NIL
Tue 7 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Wed 8 July	NIL	NIL	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 9 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 10 July	NIL	NIL	DAY & NIGHT
Sat 11 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 12 July	NIL	DAY	NIL
Mon 13 July	NIL	DAY	NIL
Tue 14 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Wed 15 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 16 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 17 July	NIL	DAY	DAY
Sat 18 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 19 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 20 July	NIL	DAY	NIL
Tue 21 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Wed 22 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 23 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 24 July	NIL	DAY	DAY
Sat 25 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 26 July	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 27 July	NIL	DAY	NIL
Tue 28 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Wed 29 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 30 July	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 31 July	NIL	DAY	DAY
Sat 1 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 2 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 3 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Tue 4 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Wed 5 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Thu 6 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Fri 7 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sat 8 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 9 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 10 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Tue 11 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Wed 12 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Thu 13 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Fri 14 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sat 15 August	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 16 August	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 0900 (Apr - Sep) 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 4584868 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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