Drones over your land.

[Still Farming]

Shoot them down

Just say worrying livestock but be prepared to have the consequences and plasterered all over the net possibly if recorded?
Nutters about?

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Round here there's not a lot of places you can park-up without being noticed. So if a drone was casing my place I'd have to visit some field entrances with my tractor and possibly turn badly.......
SS

 

[farmerm]

As tempting as shooting down a drone must be, the consequences of a lifetime ban would for me greatly outweigh the short term satisfaction. However it would be a pretty unlucky and perhaps very foolish drone pilot who managed to put their drone in range of someone with a shotgun anyway!

 

[betweenthelines]

I'd never shoot down a drone

However, I might aim at the pigeon beside it and miss!

 

[essexpete]

As tempting as shooting down a drone must be, the consequences of a lifetime ban would for me greatly outweigh the short term satisfaction. However it would be a pretty unlucky and perhaps very foolish drone pilot who managed to put their drone in range of someone with a shotgun anyway!

Not be a shooting person how would you end up with a lifetime ban? Would it be criminal damage with a firearm?

 

[farmerm]

Not be a shooting person how would you end up with a lifetime ban? Would it be criminal damage with a firearm?

Reckless and irresponsible discharge of a firearm in addition to criminal damage and a cop with an anti gun ownership agenda...

 

[Kentishfarmer]

Looking at local Facebook neighbourhood groups I can see several posts of drone videos taken from above our land (we farm next to a castle which is apopular site). We haven't given anyone permission to be using a drone neither has the castle. What can be done to prevent the drone use? I know your not meant to fly with 50m of property that you don't have permission to fly over which they have clearly breached. What would be the best course of action? Contact the drone users and explain this? Yet more signage in the fields near the castle?
I'm worried about the drones as they could be used to case our yard nearby and is yet another invasion of privacy and mind from the many readily trespassing locals.

 

[Courier]

I would totally agree, but those who blame drone owners for scouting property are placing their ire in the wrong place. Google Earth is far superior and nobody has a clue who is looking.
I personally would never dream of taking my drone over somebodies property without asking And I am certain 99% of operators never dream of causing offence. I would suspect many of those annoying flights are kids with a birthday present

Last time I used Google Earth it only showed Historic features - Nothing bang up to real time ..

 

[robs1]

Last time I used Google Earth it only showed Historic features - Nothing bang up to real time ..

I think if you pay you can see up to date pics

 

[rollestonpark]

our farm access road is privately owned land (by me), but also has a footpath on it.
I've got someone there right now flying his drone off it, flying all over the farm.
Seems like he has a right...
Although I did tell him he has no right to block my access...
Won't be long before xmas and I'll probably have a load of people doing this.
Doesn't seem right to me, what's peoples take on it?

 

[ollie989898]

Living near the battle area, we regularly had planes flying below tree level , helicopter hovering perhaps 10 feet off the ground. They never asked and I never complained. Would not myself be happy with a drone over, but remember as a drone user, I am generally looking forwards or sideways more than down. And the definition of the cameras, mean they will rarely be with in the range of a shotgun

If you feel the MOD are flying over you a bit much you can write and politely complain and they will change their routes. We are regularly strafed by helicopters from Yeovilton as they fly heading for Glastonbury tor.

 

[ollie989898]

You don't need a shotgun. Just a nice catapult and some ball bearings...

 

[Barleycorn]

If you feel the MOD are flying over you a bit much you can write and politely complain and they will change their routes. We are regularly strafed by helicopters from Yeovilton as they fly heading for Glastonbury tor.

We've got the same from Middle Wallop. They are very helpful if you ask them to keep away from an area, such as outdoor pigs which do get spooked by them.

 

[ollie989898]

We've got the same from Middle Wallop. They are very helpful if you ask them to keep away from an area, such as outdoor pigs which do get spooked by them.

Apparently they fire smoke rockets into the air when training pilots to evade SAMs. Sounds like a good laugh.

 

[Two Tone]

As a drone user myself, I’m happy to let others use their drones over my land as long as they ask first. Usually they are a good bunch and happy to share their drone experiences and videos of our land.

Livestock can become quite happy to let you fly really close to them. But you have to do it gently at first. It is the noise that they need to get used to most.

 

[Robt]

Just say worrying livestock but be prepared to have the consequences and plasterered all over the net possibly if recorded?
Nutters about?

Its also the same law as shooting down a plane so be very careful very careful! You can actually be arrested for trying to distract a drone pilot in a similar way to if you tried to distract a airplane pilot. The law is an ass.

 

[steveR]

As a drone user myself, I’m happy to let others use their drones over my land as long as they ask first. Usually they are a good bunch and happy to share their drone experiences and videos of our land.

Livestock can become quite happy to let you fly really close to them. But you have to do it gently at first. It is the noise that they need to get used to most.

My (possible) future Son in Law has one, I did gently point out the legalities of where he can and cannot fly... as in 3 miles from home is not on!!

To me the sound was far too similar to that of a warble fly buzzing which although we have not seen them in years, (thanks Ivomec!) I think the fear of the buzz is encoded into cattle.

 

[Pan mixer]

My (possible) future Son in Law has one, I did gently point out the legalities of where he can and cannot fly... as in 3 miles from home is not on!!

To me the sound was far too similar to that of a warble fly buzzing which although we have not seen them in years, (thanks Ivomec!) I think the fear of the buzz is encoded into cattle.

I use a drone regularly to inspect my animals and herd the sheep too. My cattle don't take a blind bit of notice unless I am nearly on their backs. Sheep are very skittish with it though and will flock and move just like with a good dog.

 

[Surgery]

recreational use

estate agents using them now.

pikies using them to case yards etc.

antis using them on hunts and shoots.

animal rights using them around livestock farms.

who’s to know who is using them , needs to be a serious rethink on use over private land.

 

[britt]

We had one buzzing around the house back in April, close enough to look through the bedroom windows.