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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 12 May 2008

Date

Okehampton

Willsworthy

Merrivale

Mon 12 May

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 13 May

NIL

NIL

DAY

Wed 14 May

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Thu 15 May

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 16 May

NIL

NIL

DAY

Sat 17 May

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 18 May

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 19 May

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 20 May

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Wed 21 May

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Thu 22 May

NIL

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 23 May

NIL

NIL

DAY

Sat 24 May

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 25 May

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 26 May

NIL

NIL

NIL

Tue 27 May

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

DAY & NIGHT

Wed 28 May

NIL

DAY & NIGHT

DAY

Thu 29 May

NIL

DAY

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 30 May

NIL

NIL

DAY

Sat 31 May

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 1 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 2 Jun

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 3 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY

Wed 4 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY & NIGHT

Thu 5 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY & NIGHT

Fri 6 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY

Sat 7 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 8 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 9 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Tue 10 Jun

DAY & NIGHT

NIL

NIL

Wed 11 Jun

DAY & NIGHT

DAY & NIGHT

NIL

Thu 12 Jun

DAY

DAY

NIL

Fri 13 Jun

NIL

DAY

NIL

Sat 14 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 15 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 16 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Tue 17 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY

Wed 18 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY

Thu 19 Jun

DAY

NIL

DAY

Fri 20 Jun

DAY

NIL

DAY

Sat 21 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 22 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Mon 23 Jun

NIL

DAY

NIL

Tue 24 Jun

DAY

DAY

NIL

Wed 25 Jun

DAY

DAY

NIL

Thu 26 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY

Fri 27 Jun

DAY

DAY

DAY

Sat 28 Jun

NIL

NIL

NIL

Sun 29 Jun

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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