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Access & RecreationGeneral Access OpportunitiesAsh and Pirbright Range Danger Areas Location Ash and Pirbright range danger areas are located east and north east of Aldershot and Farnborough. Site Description These range danger areas cover approximately 2000 hectares on primarily lowland heathland habitat, made up of a diverse mosaic of heathland, conifer and broad-leaved woodland, mire, scrub and acid grassland supporting a wide range of associated fauna and flora. The training has an open heathland aspect interspersed with areas of mature and semi mature coniferous and broad-leaved woodland. The majority of the area is designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and forms part of the European designated Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area Military Use Both range danger areas are used for live firing exercises and training all the year around. Access Opportunities The range danger areas are depicted on the Ordnance Survey Explorer maps by a closed red triangle defining then as danger areas. Ash and Pirbright range danger areas do however differ in one fundamental way. Pirbright range danger area is closed at all times with no permitted access, due to un-exploded ordnance issues. Ash range danger area is closed for access only when the red flags or red lamps are displayed. At all other times Ash range danger area is open to the public for access on foot. This access is subject to the terms and conditions of the Aldershot and District Military Byelaws, which are displayed at all major access points onto the danger area. For further information on access to the range danger area at Ash please contact the senior range officer on 01252 325233. OS Map References OS Landranger Sheet 186 OS Explorer Sheet 145 |