Please Note: This is a Military Training Area on which live firing and other pyrotechnics may be used. The area is generally open public access. One of the safety rules for public access is:- Do not, (and ensure that children do not) approach, touch or pick up any metal objects lying on the ground. Please obey all bylaws and locally posted information concerning times when the area may be closed. These may be physical barriers, marker posts, flags, lights or manned control posts.
Fordsland Ledge is as wonderful a vantage point as you could hope to find on Dartmoor. Located just down the hill from High Willhays, the high point on Dartmoor and the Southwest. There are some stunning vistas into the dramatic West Okement Valley, deeper into the Moor and northwest towards Meldon and beyond. The Ministry of Defence have identified this and that is the reason that there is an observation post placed there for when there is firing within the Okehampton Range.
