Guidance

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

Updated 22 May 2025

May 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 June 2025 Nil Nil Nil Day/Night  
2 June 2025 Day Day Day Day/Night  
3 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Day/Night  
4 June 2025 Day Day Day Day/Night  
5 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Day/Night  
6 June 2025 Day Day Nil Day/Night  
7 June 2025 Nil Day Nil Day/Night  
8 June 2025 Nil Day Nil Day/Night  
9 June 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
10 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
11 June 2025 Day Day Day Nil  
12 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
13 June 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
14 June 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
15 June 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
16 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
17 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day/Night Nil  
18 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
19 June 2025 Day/Night Day/Night Day/Night Nil  
20 June 2025 Day/Night Day Nil Nil  
21 June 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
22 June 2025 Nil Nil Nil Nil  
23 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
24 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day/Night Nil  
25 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day Nil  
26 June 2025 Day/Night Day Day/Night Nil  
27 June 2025 Day/Night Nil Day Nil  
28 June 2025 Day Nil Day/Night Nil  
29 June 2025 Day Nil Day Nil  
30 June 2025 Day Day Day 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.