Virtual tours are an excellent way of exploring and interacting with the landscapes owned by the Friends of the Lake District. This can prepare you for visiting in person or replace the experience if it is not possible for you to visit. You can choose what order you wish to… Read More »Friends of the Lake District – High Borrowdale Tour
This was the third time South Cumbria Rivers Trust requested my services and this was the biggest project they had been involved in and one of the biggest of its kind in Europe. My remit, as previously, was to record the before, during and after, as the weir was removed… Read More »South Cumbria Rivers Trust – Bowston Weir Removal
Backbarrow Ironworks Heritage Trust approached me in 2019 to request an aerial video of the remaining buildings of the Ironworks which were in the final stages of being preserved. The video was to be featured on the updated website to promote visits to the historic site. I suggested a 360°… Read More »Backbarrow Ironworks
Morecambe Bay Partnership – Headland to Headspace 2015-2018 – Heritage at Risk – Conservation at Birkrigg Common. Since 2015, Morecambe Bay Partnership has been working with volunteers and local organisations through the Heritage Lottery Funded Headlands to Headspace Landscape Partnership to clear vegetation from three nationally important archaeological sites. Their… Read More »Morecambe Bay Partnership, Birkrigg Bracken Clearance
These two lovely cottages are in a great location to the west of the Lake District, not far from Wast Water and Wasdale Head. I was very pleased to be asked to provide videos showing their location and interiors for the owner, and I was very fortunate in arranging to… Read More »Todd and Gunn Cottages – Wasdale
A series of four short videos were created to encourage people to leave a legacy to Cumbria Wildlife Trust. A different reserve was used for each of the stories. The challenge was to start with the view a visitor would have if they visited one of these reserves, but end with an… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Legacy Campaign
Annabelle Kennedy, Natural Heritage Officer at Morecambe Bay Partnership, originally contacted me in April 2016. Annabelle had recently created a new wetland site alongside the Gilpin River and wished to have aerial photographs taken over a period of time to show the progress of the area. Later that month I took… Read More »Morecambe Bay Partnership – New Wetland, Gilpin
In August, Lake Coast and Dale Leisure contacted me about providing them with aerial photographs and an aerial video of their site just north of Carnforth, to be used to publicise their static holiday home business. Despite the close proximity of road and rail, I was able to safely acquire… Read More »Lake Coast and Dale Leisure – Carnforth
An unusual, yet very rewarding assignment, in September and October was being asked to photograph the seal colony at South Walney on two occasions. Taking off at some distance, I flew the quadcopter straight up to 120 metres. With the wind taking the sound of the drone away from the… Read More »South Walney Nature Reserve – Seal Count
The properties owned by The Rowley Estates and rented out as holiday homes are truly stunning, and I enjoyed the challenge of producing promotional videos and photographs for them. The taster video above features all the holiday properties and further below are a selection of photographs and the seven videos… Read More »The Rowley Estates – Luxury Holiday Homes
It was a real pleasure to be asked to produce this aerial video to celebrate Jonathan Denby’s wonderful garden at Yewbarrow House in Grange-over-Sands. I was also able to provide a small collection of photographs of the properties and a 360° photograph which can be explored below. As with other… Read More »Yewbarrow House, Grange-over-Sands
Newby Bridge Hotel has many positive features and, after visiting the hotel, I felt that using aerial footage alone would really not do it justice. This resulted in me making a number of trips to get footage from various positions and heights. I visited at different times of the day to… Read More »Newby Bridge Hotel
