Guidance

Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) firing times: July 2025

Updated 26 June 2025

July firing times

There is no firing planned for:

  • Areas 6, 7, 8 (Chitterne)
  • Salisbury Plain (East) (Tidworth)
DATE Larkhill / Westdown Bulford ranges Warminster ranges Imber Ranges 1, 2, 3, 4
1 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil  
2 July 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
3 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil  
4 July 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
5 July 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
6 July 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
7 July 2025 Day Day Nil Day  
8 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Nil Day/Night  
9 July 2025 Day Day Nil Day  
10 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Nil Day/Night  
11 July 2025 Day Nil Nil Day  
12 July 2025 Nil Day Nil Nil  
13 July 2025 Nil Day Nil Nil  
14 July 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
15 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Nil Nil  
16 July 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
17 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Nil Nil  
18 July 2025 Day Day Nil Nil  
19 July 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
20 July 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
21 July 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
22 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil  
23 July 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
24 July 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil  
25 July 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
26 July 2025 Nil Nil Day Nil  
27 July 2025 Nil Nil Day Nil  
28 July 2025 Nil Day Day Nil  
29 July 2025 Nil Day/Night Day/Night Nil  
30 July 2025 Nil Day Day Nil  
31 July 2025 Nil Day/Night Day/Night Nil  

Firing timings

Normal firing times for SPTA (subject to operation requirement extensions).

Monday: 9am to 5pm (9am to 5pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Tuesday: 9am to 11.30pm (9am to 9pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Wednesday: 9am to 5pm (9am to 5pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Thursday: 9am to 11.30pm (9am to 9pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Friday: 9am to 5pm (9am to 5pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Saturday: 9am to 11.30pm (9am to 9pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)
Sunday: 9am to 1pm (9am to 1pm from 1 Nov to 1 Mar)

Your safety

You are reminded not to access the byeways when the red flags are flying and the ‘danger’, ‘live firing’ or ‘no public entry’ signs are displayed.

For your own safety do not touch any military debris, it may be dangerous.

Learn more about accessing MOD training areas safely.

Location

You can find information on the location of Salisbury ranges on our Public Access page and on Salisbury Plain military lands byelaws 1981.

You can also find a map and more information on the Imber Range perimeter path.

Danger area boundaries are posted on signs at each entrance to the training area.

Military lands byelaws

You are reminded when on land subject to the Salisbury Plain Military Lands byelaws 1981 (S.I.1981/1982) under Byelaw 5 it is an offence to fail to comply with the provisions of byelaw 3:

  • under section 3(1(d)) no person may engage in or carry on any trade or business of any kind whatsoever. To do so may result in a Warning Off, whereby you will be asked to leave the training area or a fine being issued

  • it is an offence to use a motor vehicle other than on a byeway open to all traffic (BOAT) or permissive BOAT

Under section 3(1(c)) no person may ride a horse, bicycle or tricycle or ride, drive or propel a motor vehicle of any kind, otherwise than on the carriageway or a road suitably constructed and made up for general use by vehicular traffic. To do so may result in a warning off, whereby you will be asked to leave the training area and a s59 (of the Police Reform Act 2002) warning letter issued or a fine being issued.