I am thinking of making a trip to the Ogwen Cottage / Devil’s Kitchen area of Snowdonia - however when I checked the various maps & drone apps I was very surprised to note that with the exception of RAF Valley, RAF Mona, & Caernarfon airport, there are apparently no restrictions on drone flying in Snowdonia.
As a one-time regular visitor to Ogwen I am very well aware that it is in constant use (Monday - Friday) as a low-level recovery route back to RAF Valley. Target height for aircraft passing through here is 250 feet, so it would be very easy to accidentally place a drone in one’s path.
Just curious as to why it isn’t showing on any of the maps - (Airmap, SD Light, Drone Assist).
I know - but the route over Llyn Ogwen is active Monday - Friday, as is whatever path they take through the mountains to get there!
I’ve also just had a quick look at the low level route over Windemere, Grasmere, Thirlmere & on up to Keswick. The only restriction anywhere in that area is a hang gliding site between Derwentwater & Bassenthwaite.
Yet as anybody who has been there knows, military aircraft use that route at extreme low level several times a day. The Lake District National Park do not ban drone flying, so how is it that these military routes are not flagged on our mapping apps?
