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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 04 February 2010
Date	Okehampton	Willsworthy	Merrivale
Wed 03 February	DAY & NIGHT	NIL	NIL
Thu 04 February	DAY & NIGHT	NIL	NIL
Fri 05 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sat 06 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 07 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 08 February	NIL	DAY	NIL
Tue 09 February	NIL	NIL	DAY & NIGHT
Wed 10 February	NIL	NIL	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 11 February	NIL	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 12 February	NIL	NIL	DAY
Sat 13 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 14 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 15 February	NIL	DAY	NIL
Tue 16 February	DAY & NIGHT	NIL	NIL
Wed 17 February	DAY & NIGHT	NIL	NIL
Thu 18 February	DAY & NIGHT	NIL	NIL
Fri 19 February	DAY	NIL	NIL
Sat 20 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 21 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 22 February	NIL	DAY	NIL
Tue 23 February	DAY	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Wed 24 February	DAY	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Thu 25 February	DAY	DAY	DAY & NIGHT
Fri 26 February	DAY	DAY	DAY
Sat 27 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Sun 28 February	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mon 01 March	NIL	NIL	NIL
Tue 02 March	DAY & NIGHT	DAY	NIL
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	DAY	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

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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