You can take off and land from any public land (providing there are no byelaws in place). Once in the air you do not need permission to overfly anything or anyone, from anybody. Just keep at a sensible height so you’re not disturbing anyone, 40mtrs is usually considered ok as a minimum. If taking off while standing on private land you can do it but if asked to leave, you must, oherwise you’ll be trespassing. Sometimes it’s better to plead ignorance and ask forgiveness in this circumstance. The exception here is Flight Restriction Zones, these are controlled by the Civil Aviation Authority, DO NOT fly in them without permission. These are mainly airports, Some MOD areas, Nuclear Power sites etc. One of the mods will be along along shortly to post some links to our resources where you will find all the info you need.
I urge you to check out our Beginners Resources as a first step. Then have a look at our very own Dronescene Dronescene is the absolute and utter goto resource for drone pilots in the UK, it is more than worth the forum subscription charge alone!!! You can find where to fly safely, all the FRZ’s, ground hazards, local byelaws and a whole host of other useful stuff!!!
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