Drone Rules for Shirkoak Farm - Fishery & Bed & Breakfast
Drone operators should exercise increased caution around Woodchurch Airfield due to an active, unlicensed private grass airstrip operating from the surface upward. Expect low-altitude light aircraft and recreational aviation traffic.
Woodchurch Airfield Safety Advisory
This geographic area intersects Woodchurch private airstrip, a grass airfield frequently used by light aircraft, vintage planes, and microlights. As an unlicensed and uncertificated site, there are no set air traffic control schedules, meaning flight activity can occur unpredictably at any time during daylight hours.
Because crewed aircraft operate from the surface upward, their takeoffs, landings, and low-altitude circuit patterns directly overlap common drone flight altitudes. Remote pilots must maintain a strict, uninterrupted visual line of sight (VLOS) with their drone, listen closely for incoming engine noise, and be prepared to safely yield the right-of-way to all crewed aircraft immediately.