I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
Land owner permission not required.
I took off and landed from a public towpath and thus no permissions were needed.
That said, the footpath falls within a DJI GEO Zone so if you have a DJI drone you will likely require to obtain an unlock code. I found the process straightforward enough and as I was flying at 7am in the morning I had no concerns over being held accountable…
Whilst here you could always take shots of Trentham Lakes, or the canal, etc… parking is either in Trentham Lakes or you find somewhere nearby - for e.g. layby near the top end of the stadium and you can walk down the footpath that goes alomngside it.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 29/10/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.
so here’s my Kuula pano…