This probably raises more questions than anything else….
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Despite what that article says, Oxford City Council does not have a byelaw according to our FOI:
And a reminder that those very same ID cards are available from our shop at:
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Interesting, because their own response to an FOI last year says that they don’t have any byelaws and their website has no byelaws prohibiting drones.
So all you have is a blanket “not permitted” statement on their site for each park:
Given the council looks likely to implement a byelaw to back this up, I suspect he’s on a hiding to nothing here, but best of luck all the same.
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Good to see the grey arrows badge in the article
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Available here ;o)
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Ignore me, just realised I could be doxxing someone 
Some of those leaving readers comments on that article are absolutely clueless. 
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If they have no byelaws preventing him flying, then he’s not breaking any laws. What could Oxford City Council do ? At most ask him to leave the park. But then he could legally stand outside the park and fly over.
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But the 60-year-old was told when he phoned up the council there is a bylaw in place preventing drones from being flown in Oxford parks.
I think I’ve worked out his initial error…
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My response would have been “With the greatest respect, Foxtrot Oscar”! 
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DRONE MEETING TBA 
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Our local council Derby City Council say they have no byelaws, nor policies relating to the flying of drones on council run property. Our local parks website ( run by the council ) state No flying of drones allowed. Didn’t stop me organising a meeting at a local park last year. 
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Sounds like the same rule prohibiting people from flying over the Basingstoke Canal, because they say so. Off to fly over the canal, catch you later.
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Carry on regardless once plan is done and TBH if you couldn’t fly there then i am sure sensible people wouldn’t
That’ll be the Canal and River Trust. ( I reckon they’re in league with the National Trust ) 
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Very much like the Port of London Authority and their non existent legislation.
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Land owners are within their rights to ban drones from taking off or landing within their property so far as I know. Unless there is some form of exclusion zone, however, the airspace above their land is free to use (within the normal rules). The solution here is simple: take off and land outside the park boundary.
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@shaw_bob Can anyone pinpoint the offence of failing to adhere to this when requested (other than civil trespass). I am talking act, section, penalty etc. It is not something that appears on the legal crib sheet of drone offences and having been researching it for 6 months nobody has the answer.