Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times April 2026
Updated 31 March 2026
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Castlelaw Firing Times
As seen in the Security Defence Review, the Army is at heightened readiness due to a new era of threat. This has placed greater demands on the Defence Training Estate (DTE) across the UK, which is being used for training more regularly and at shorter notice.
As such, the firing time notifications published on Gov.UK have been standardised to show the daily timings for when live-firing is permitted on the UK DTE. This is a change from the previous method of showing when training bookings had been made in advance.
This to ensure safety of all users, as it is not possible to change Gov.UK notifications at short notice. Broadly, the only guaranteed safe times for access are before or after the firing times provided on this page, however there may be exceptional circumstances where extensions have been requested.
If you wish to use the DTE for recreation, please always refer to onsite safety warning signals to understand if the site is safe to access before doing so.
Firing Times for April 2026:
These are the standard firing times subject to operation requirement extensions:
Castlelaw Range
| Monday: | 9am to 11:59pm |
| Tuesday: | 9am to 11:59pm |
| Wednesday: | 9am to 11:59pm |
| Thursday: | 9am to 11:59pm |
| Friday: | 9am to 11:59pm |
| Saturday: | 9am to 11:59pm |
| Sunday: | 9am to 12:30pm |
Site specific notes
- Members of the public are advised that although the above dates and timings are the best indication available at the time of publication, they may change.
- If the red flags and/or lights are raised, regardless of the above timings, the public must not enter Castlelaw Range Danger Area.
- No warning flags or lights will be displayed during periods of ‘Dry’ training (no live ammunition) on the Fieldcraft Training Areas. Local signs may be displayed by troops training.
- Pyrotechnics, bangs, blank firing, flares, etc are likely to initiate without warning
Contact us
For further information on the armed forces’ training at Castellaw and Dreghorn contact:
Castlelaw Range, Castlelaw Farm Easter Howgate Penicuik EH26 0PB
Email Address: DTEOpsRoomScotlandNI@landmarc.mod.uk
Phone: 0131 445 2169