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I used the public footpath that runs around the Slipper Pond. Parking in Emsworth is by chance, I drove slowly past the Lord Raglan pub which is where the footpath originates and no on-street sopaces. I found a space in King Street, walked back and sure enough, a space big enough for a bus had appeared outside the pub!

Parking is free but time limited. Pay-to-stay public car parks are available around the town. The footpath runs through some up market properties and through a kissing gat to a metre wide hard stone path bordered by grass. You will have to hand launch and catch if you use the path as I did and smile at the dogwalkers and hikers while ignoring the swans that think that you are there to feed them.

You get a good view of the sky so VLOS isn't a problem and there is a lot going on in Emsworth. It's one of the major sailing centres in Chichester Harbour. Other TOAL points are available in the town :)

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Co-ordinates: 50.84524, -0.932101 • what3words: ///props.edgy.beans

Just off the busy A3, Butser Ancient Farm and Chalton are signposted. The mill is the highest point around and can be approached by one of four public footpaths as shown on the Hampshire Definitive Rights of Way map. https://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/row/maps/1809.pdf

I parked in a field entrance (the field was currently stubble) at the entrance to the road leading to Butser Ancient Farm. When it is busy you could park in the Farm car park and visit the farm itself. It was an uphill walk along path 8 which I used for a TOAL point.

The windmill was well above me so I ensured that the max height was set to over 120 metres - normally I fly coastal sites so no need to worry about contours. The site can be approached from the south, nowhere has any useful parking though, you will have to tuck your vehicle on the verge.

As the mill is a provate residence it is probably best not to approach too closely.

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Co-ordinates: 50.94478, -0.980927 • what3words: ///minivans.heeding.boomer

The pin shows my TOAL for Langstone Mill - obviously applicable to other interesting aspects of this area. The car park apparently belongs to the pub who say it is for customers only. You could always appease them and grab a beer or a coffee after flying.

It was crowded at 1400 on a winter Friday. I flew from the wall of the slipway leading down to the foreshore, It gave a flat enough surface to allow me to use the aircraft hard case as a take-off pad. Hand catching is recommended.

It was less crowded by 1500, about a third of the cars had gone. In the summer, this is crowded all day!

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Co-ordinates: 50.83703, -0.9804 • what3words: ///grid.chest.inner

There is a great place to stand for pictures of ships entering the harbour (see pins) but Gosport doesn't provide so many places to take off when photographing either the naval dockyard, the Gosport side of the harbour or both..

The problem is double yellows on many of the roads. One thing you can do is use the Explosion! Museum car park (and enjoy the museum as well. On the map it is the red building SSW of the pin. I walked from there to the open area of the park to fly a quick mission at dusk on the shortest day of 2021 just so I could check out the area for potential TOAL sites.

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Co-ordinates: 50.80811, -1.129328 • what3words: ///foil.rigid.alive

Come off the A3 Portsmouth - London road at the Buriton junction and follow the signs. A fairly narrow road becomes traffic enraging measures when in the village. Just keep driving until the church is in front and turn right onto the gravel car park.

The marker is my take off spot, along a public footpath with Buriton Estate land either side. Best walked in long trousers as the path is narrow and lined all the way with nettles, You need to be confident hand launching and catching to use this TOAL

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Co-ordinates: 50.97363, -0.947993 • what3words: ///rebounder.installs.pinging

The memorial is a lump of granite (like one of Obelixe's menhirs) on a mound. It commemorates the Combined Operations Pilotage Parties who were based on Hayling during WW2. The unit was formed to develop the use of canoes in warfare, the most famous example of which were the exploits of the "Cockleshell Heroes".

https://www.discoverhayling.co.uk/copp-heroes

The monument is in one of the seafront car parks with toilets and an ice cream kiosk nearby. The less good news is that the local council considers £6 to park as good for their budget. Also, in summer and with the sun out the beach area becomes very overcrowded. Best visited outside the hours 09:00 to 18:00

/there is a wee narrow gauge railway that "runs" along parallel to the shore - tripod mode is best for matching speed of drone and train. The front offers views over to the Isle of Wight, toward Bognor and along the Solent toward Southampton.

There are 2 pubs, a good chippy and a couple of restaurants within walking istance

This is within the infamous, imaginary and spurious "No Fly Zone" promoted by a website that we do not name. If anyone suggests you should not be flying respond brisjly and with forceful language.

The land is administered by Havant Borough Council. At time of writing (24/06/21) there are no by-laws in force to prevent flying.

Be aware that both Military and Coastguard helicopters often overfly this area at low altitude, model aircraft and other drones may be present and paramotor pilots may fly at 30 feet or less "practising landing"

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Co-ordinates: 50.78346, -0.977692 • what3words: ///overhead.rescue.nudge

just outside the hamlet of Nettleden, on the road to Ringshall, is a large empty field to your right. There is a one car-sized space off the road which is the field entrance. When I visited the field was fallow with stubble and the fild entrance had a good-sized branch across it in lieu of a gate.

There is a public footpath that runs diagonally across the field to give you a legitimate launch point. It's not the most photogenic location apart from the rather nice tree that stands in splendid isolation - and was quickly snapped for a GADC photo competition

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Co-ordinates: 51.78484, -0.536581 • what3words: ///hidden.boxing.career

The track I followed is a County Council ROW. People less lazy than me can refer to the definitive 1:10000 map for paths closer to the solar arrays. https://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/row/maps/1607.pdf

The farm is one of the largest in the UK with a 48 megawatt capacity which can supply nearly 15,000 homes.

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Co-ordinates: 50.87587, -1.083961 • what3words: ///maddening.pronouns.below

Southwick is a village almost entirely owned by the Southwick Estate. Southwick Hall (HMS Dryad) was the headquarters of SHAEF and was the centre for D-Day planning in WW2

I parked on Back :Lane. passenger side tight to the hedge about 100 yards from the junction with the High Street. There is a driveway that appears to belong to the house with a flagpole in its front garden but it is also the start of a county council footpath. Take it over a footbridge over a tiny stream and the pathway leads to open fields, in part used to grow Christmas trees. From the path you can launch and get enough height to photograph the village or take a 360 pano..

Pick your colour, Red or Gold to enjoy a drink at one of the Lions in the High Street.

There's another nearby site that will give a view of the village with the Defence Police School in the foreground, see details in the discussion thread on Grey Arrows.

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Co-ordinates: 50.87628, -1.115504 • what3words: ///royally.frown.comedy

A misaligned pano (the aircraft moved some 55 metres between first and last shot). But ok to illustrate a location on the edge of a HIRTA and close to a beacon.

From the launch point you can see the city of Portsmouth, the top of Portsdown Hill and the land running north toward Petersfield, and, depending on time of day and thus height of sun, see clearly toward Southampton or Bognor. Good place for night shots of Portsmouth.

The launch site I chose was down the slope away from the car park, Be careful of the picnic tables, they contain a lot of metal, stay 10 metre away if you don't want to recalibrate you compass.

The car park is home to the justly famous Mick's Monster Burgers, open 24/7. The location is a very poular meeting place for car and motorbike clubs as well as the general public

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Co-ordinates: 50.85268, -1.061028 • what3words: ///matter.movie.pushed

The Saxn church is all that remains of the settlement of Boarhunt ( a corruption of burh funta, the funta, (stream) by the fort (burh).

The later farn and the church cottages complete the hamlet, to the north lies the village of North Boarhunt, which has, over time, taken the name and the popukation.

Park in the church car park and walk through the two graveyard fields. A bank on the south side of the field you enter marks the footpath that leads west. Launch anywhere convenient along the path.

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Co-ordinates: 50.87082, -1.146537 • what3words: ///situates.vesting.guidebook

This was flown from the Warsash side of the river. There are two car parks in Warsash, both free. The one on Shore road is by the water's edge so is often full, just do another circuit of the one wat system and go into Passage Lane car park instead. To the side of the public conveniences in the north west corner is a footpath which runs north to the ferry that crosses to Hamble and further north along the river bank into the Nature reserve.

If you do manage to park in Shore Road then head south to the open space between the sailing club and the nautical college. The foreshore along the river is Crown estate property so drone-friendly, the land, where not private is either Fareham Borough or Hampshire County Council managed.

It's twenty years since I installed tills at the Rising Sun in Shore Road but it still has a good reputation (on Google at least) so either get in there for a meal and a drink or grab an ice cream from the van in the car park

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Co-ordinates: 50.85591, -1.30733 • what3words: ///eclipses.ladders.comet

The Racton Ruin is an 18th C monument on a hill above the Hamlet of Racton. You can fly inside and up the shaft, especially if you turn collision avoidance off when you want to get the aircraft out again. Also it's best to set video to record if you want interior shots! Still, I intend to return ...

Park in the triangle of land at the base of Monument Lane. Make sure you leave space for agricultural vehicles to pass through the gate as the land is actively farmed.

The lane is a restricted byway, closed to motorised vehicles except for farm access. You may encounter walkers, horse riders or mountain bikers who see the lane's gradient as a speed challenge.

The lane is in fairly good repair having once been tarmac. Good shoes are still recommended as, hen you have walked the 500 metres uphill, the tower is on the left in woodland and undergrowth. Please respect the ru as, although not fenced off, it is still private property for which the owner is trying to get planning permission to turn it into a home. It is also a Grade II listed building.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racton_Monument

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Co-ordinates: 50.87945, -0.897639 • what3words: ///studs.fits.piled

Bosham Quay is a popular and crowded tourist attraction on the West Sussex / Hampshire border. Chidham is a quiet area facing Bosham Quay across the Bosham Channel. The marine activity at Bosham can be captured from Chidham without needing to fly more than 500m from your home point.

Park at the Cobnor Farm Amenity Car Park and walk 600m east along the footpath to the bank overlooking the water. Head north on the footpath and pick a spot to fly from. If the tide is on the flood you can engage in the local sport of deciding which car parked on the foreshore will be claimed by the sea while the owner(s) over stay in the pub.

In the summer there is a great deal of boating activity that can be observed and, when you have used up all your batteries, you can visit The Old House at Home for a pint or a meal.

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Co-ordinates: 50.82629, -0.867008 • what3words: ///spare.fruitcake.remains

The take off location is on a long distance footpath

Park near the church, being careful to leave the farmyard access clear for large vehicles. Walk into the cemetery and head toward the southwest corner where you will find a kiss-gate
opening onto the footpath.

The church and the remains of Warblington Castle along with the farm are what remains of the settlement, the population drifted toward the village of Emsworth two miles eastward.

South lies the water of Chichester Harbour and Hayling Island, to the west is the village of Langstone, now a suburb of Havant which lies to the north.

Rhe footpath continues along the coast ih directions. The two Langstone pubs are in walking distance and also photogenic.

An alternative access to the footpath is to park in the large car park of the Ship at Langstone, walk eastward and, after your flight walk back toward your car - but drink in the Royal Oak, it's a nicer pub!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Thomas_%C3%A0_Becket_Church,_Warblington

Warblington Castle

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Co-ordinates: 50.84225, -0.968374 • what3words: ///afford.intend.peanut

The Stansted Estate covers 1800 acres and has public rights of way crossing it. They are shown on the West Sussex rights of way map available on the net.

I parked at the signposted garden centre cafe and walked along the bridleway (also signposted) that runs parallel to the front of the house. It's 2 metres wide and attracts cyclist, horse riders and cyclists. There was time to launch as it;s not a continuous stream of people.

The house and gardens are closed, but projected to re-open at Easter 2021.. The garden centre and case, which I am told is good, are currently open.

There is no drone policy on the website but I imagine that once the grounds are open there will be restrictions. The website has contact information if you want to try your luck.

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Co-ordinates: 50.88759, -0.922009 • what3words: ///claw.ember.glass

At this location is a pub - the Ferry Boat, a cafe and a car park which, like all Hayling car parks demands money but never gets money spent on its upkeep. It is a popular place to go, especially in the summer and/or good weather.

The car park is adjacent to the beach and 350 metres across the harbour mouth is the Portsmouth district of Eastney with a marina and a lifeboat station. There is a small ferry for passengers only that runs from the Ferry Boat to a jetty on the Eastney side where a bus connects. No such luck on the Hayling side, it's a 3km walk to the nearest bus stop.

There are concrete strips along the car park edge which conveniently mark car spaces. Their original purpose was to act as bearers and slips for the four Phoenix caissons that were built there - concrete components of the two Mulberry Harbours that were towed across the channel to create artificial harbours on the Normandy coast just a couple of days after D-Day. One of the caissons broke its back before it could be used and lies abandoned 300 metres north of the Hayling ferry jetty.

On a quiet day you can launch from the car park, in the summer it is best to accept the car parking charge, leave the car and wander into the dune area to find a site away from people.

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Co-ordinates: 50.79332, -1.024722 • what3words: ///eggs.object.using

The church stands isolated, surrounded by agricultural land. Visible in the satellite image for this entry is the public footpath leading south from the church to the Wooded and steep slopes of the South Downs. As sheep are often in the fields dogs must be on leads.

Parking is in the lane leading to the church. There are few spaces for tuning, be prepared to reverse a reasonable distance.

The roads leading through the villages and countryside toward the church are narrow and also have great views. This is a location to enjoy at leisure. It is well worth spending a little time in the simple church itself, places of worship rarelt get plainer or more simple.


From wealdanddownlandchurches.co.uk

"St Andrew, Didling is known as ‘ the shepherds’ church’ because of its location on the northern slope of Didling Hill, close to the ancient drovers’ track across the South Downs. The current building dates largely from the early 13th century, although there are indications of an earlier church on the site.

St Andrew’s was constructed with flint walls, which are part rendered and white painted. There is a small west turret which houses one bell dated 1587. A ‘modern’ timber porch has been added to the north side.

There is no division between the nave and chancel at St Andrew’s, but the north wall of the church returns in at the end of the nave. Externally the quoin of this return looks like Saxon long and short work, but realistically this would be reuse of salvaged masonry. The south church wall continues in a straight line through nave and chancel The two south chancel windows have ogee heads which suggests that this wall was rebuilt in the 14th century. The east and north chancel walls both have two 13th century lancets.
The oak pew ends are original 15th century, but the seats and backs are modern replacements.
The altar rails and the pulpit are 17th century Jacobean.
The oldest item at the church is the Saxon font, which could have been retained from an earlier building on the site, or perhaps brought in from elsewhere. It was hand hewn from a single block of Bracklesham stone, and is thought to be on of the oldest fonts in the country."

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Co-ordinates: 50.95591, -0.812532 • what3words: ///ripen.height.gallons

The guys that built Stonehenge picked a very bad site for drone flying.

The Larkhill danger area almost covers the monument itself and much of the land bot under flight restriction or military air traffic zones is owned by the drone-unfriendly National Trust.

The take off / landing point I have marked is on a BOAT, specifically AMES12, Wiltshire County Council designated Byway Open To All Traffic. So you can legally drive either north or south of the A303 on the byway,

I chose the southerly part of the byway. 80 metres from the A303 there is room to both turn a car round and to park it to the side of the byway. The northern route would presumably be as easy but it brings you closer to what may be over-zealous security.
The BOAT can be seen in the short video (taken for a Grey Arrows competition)

There is a very useful thread on Grey Arrows started by ianinlondon about flying around the Salisbury Plain monuments.

If you do go probably best to check the sunrise / sunset times and the times the monument is open. A golden hour flight without people in shot could be a nice experience!

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Co-ordinates: 51.17886, -1.826155 • what3words: ///workbook.remark.galloping

Coming from the mainland drive about half a mile south from the bridge and just after the Esso Garage on your right turn right down the unmade road. There is a car park at the end. Notice boards will give you a brief introduction to the wildlife to be expected in the area.

The oyster beds are what remains of a once thriving industry. An attempt to revive it in the 80's seems to have been a scam allowing 800,000 tons of rubble to be dumped in the harbour (see link below)

The area is just off the popular Hayling Billy Trail which begins at the old station 4 miles south and continues northward to the remains of the old railway bridge. It is popular with both casual and serious walkers and cyclists.The area is a nature reserve so fly responsibly

https://haylingu3a.org.uk/the-oyster-industry-on-hayling-island/

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Co-ordinates: 50.82383, -0.985749 • what3words: ///jumped.redouble.shoebox

Driving over the bridge to Hayling be prepared to turn left as soon as you reach the island.

Follow the road, there is a sharp right-hand bend at the marina and hotel entrance. Follow the road round, left hand bend and past the houses there is a car park on the left with a 2m height barrier

Park and follow the path northward. I launched from the marker on the map but there is plenty of space to pick your spot.

The marina is one obvious attraction but from 400 feet you can get views of the whole of the island. Chichester and Langstone harbours and, in the distance, the Solent and the Isle of Wight.

The modern housing estate is built on the site of the old Northney Holiday Camp, opened in 1931 by Captain Harry Warner, ex Royal Artillery., When war came it was considered for a PoW camp but the accommodation was judged to austere for German prisoners. It was commandeered by the Navy for use as a barracks. It was named HMS Northney 1 and eventually there were five HMS Northneys on Hayling, confusing enemy and ally alike!

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Co-ordinates: 50.83075, -0.96629 • what3words: ///strongman.javelin.parrot

The Vandalian Tower is a monument to failure. Vandalia was a colony planned to thrive in what is now Kentucky but politics prevented its survival. It is rumoured locally that Emma Hamilton would watch for the return of her lover Lord Nelson's fleet from the tower but there must be far better posirions to look out to Spithead and the Solent.

From South Harting head for Chichester on the B2141. Between 1905 and 1924 hill climbs were held regularly at South Harting, I think that this road may have been the one used.
Near the summit is a National Trust car park for Harting Down. There is a discreet noticed that I only saw when leaving saying that you can pay by phone or internet. I haven;t investigated further. Go into the car park as far as you can and go left down toward the road. Park and walk north toward the finger post showing the route of the South Downs Way. Walk left toward the road and cross carefully.

Good walking boots would be useful. You will be walking in an old wood with plenty of fallen branches, leaf mould and fallen whole trees. Stay on the path for around 110 metres and look for the trace of a pathway climbing up through the treesto the open space. It may be an idea to place a marker at the point you emerge from the trees as an easy way to find your way back.

Walk uphill on the mown strip with the fence to your left. There were sheep in the field when I went, dogs aare best left at home. Pick a spot for TOAL and make sure the home is properly recorded at the start of the mission, you are operating fairly close to trees.

Uppark House and some of the land to the west of the tower is National Trust - the tower area is NOT!

The tower is a shadow of its former self and, although you can get low over and into it it's the views of the Hampshire and West Sussex countryside that makes this agood place to fly.

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Co-ordinates: 50.95855, -0.882922 • what3words: ///composer.grapevine.bidder

I visited this location early one Sundt morning (07:00) at a low tide and parked on the slipway itself. I doubt that it will be possible to fly from here once the world has woken up!

It is in the coastal scenery category but could equally fit into several other slots - to the north are the buildings of Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard and the preserved ships - HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and HMS Driftwood - the Mary Rose.

I was there to photograph the rilway station but the modern buildings of Gunwharf Quays and the 170 metre Spinnaker Tower are to the south with the Wightlink ferry and the buildings of Old Portsmouth and Spice Island further south and within VLOS - if your aircraft is big enough.

I was there for over half an hour with no-one taking any notice.

Be aware that there is a High Intensity Radio Transmission Area on the chart just to the north. I encountered no problems and suspect that the area tends to be active 9-5 weekdays. But make sure you have your home point established before flying out over the water!

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Co-ordinates: 50.79805, -1.107599 • what3words: ///frame.opera.beans

2 metre height restricted car park. Plenty of space. Langstone Harbour to the south, quay where dredgers discharge to the north. Don't overfly the electricity main substation. To the east is Budd's Farm sewage works. Best flown when the wind is blowing from the west or south west.

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Co-ordinates: 50.84378, -1.002696 • what3words: ///fled.extra.crib

The marker shows the car park, with space for around twenty cars. It has a height barrier set at 2 metres. On a Tuesday afternoon in winter it was still populated with three or four cars. The area is part of the South Downs Way and is popular with walkers and bike riders. It offers similar scenery to the adjacent Queen Elizabeth Country Park which is, unlike this, not free to park (£6/day). Although it is possible to fly from the car park the only way to keep line of site is to fly straight upwards (as I did for the pano that can be seen on Grey Arrows). It is, however, a useful place to stop to access the South Downs Way and open countryside

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Co-ordinates: 50.97287, -0.956393 • what3words: ///jogging.dumpling.sprinkler

Park in the rough layby at the bottom of the path leading to the church, be careful not to obstruct the gate. It was only when I planned this flight that I learnt the name of the Saxon church, I've always known it as "The Little Church on the Prairie". It is 30 years short of a thousand years old and is fairly plain inside although it once would have had paintings on all four walls - there is a fragment of a preserved painting on the north wall. The church is still an active place of worship.A footpath runs alongside and it seems to be popular with walkers. The main London to Portsmouth railway line runs along the valley floor, a good place to see 8 and 12 coach trains every half hour or so, interspersed with local services

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Co-ordinates: 50.92132, -0.944669 • what3words: ///scoop.worked.opponent

This is a stroll from my house so parking is no problem for me. I imagine that you could park in the marina car park - and visit the restaurant for a coffee to legitimise what you are doing.

The creek is accessible at most states of the tide, highwater might be a problem. There is a concrete sea wall with a lot of metal in it so keep reasonably clear else your cpmpass may object.

If you look at the pano you will see a field in the centre, zoom in and you will see a landing pad. That is just 50metres from any house or caravan so compliant with the drone code restrictions. An alternative site at low tide is the exposed sandy area at Black Point - the sailing club, accessible by footpath though parking isn't possible.

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Co-ordinates: 50.78447, -0.942775 • what3words: ///mentions.tricks.pave

You can park in the layby outside St Mary's Church or in the one outside the school on the opposite side of the road. Both school and the graveyard are marked sensitive on the dronescene map.

As you walk through the churchyard you will notice a large yew tree which is one of the many claiming to be "one of the oldest in England."

The field itself is boring but it is central to Hayling and from 400 feet the whole of the coastline can be appreciated. It's also a good place to test aircraft; not toofar from the road and the natives are,in the main, friendly.

Be aware that there are low-level power lines running across the field to the electricity sub-station in the south-east corner.

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Co-ordinates: 50.79556, -0.97843 • what3words: ///ghosts.chills.scatters

There is no getting away from walking for this one. Best look at Google Maps for Southwood Road - park as close to Bosmere Road at the Eastern end as possible and get onto the beach at the entrance at top of Bosmere Road. Alternative is to park in Mariners Walk - there is a red dog excrement bin that marks the top of the path down to the beach!

The beach is popular in summer, out of season it is quieter with a number of dog walkers and a few cyclists. I've been polite to them when flying, showing the interested ones what it's all about so you shouldn't get amy hassle from the public.

The nature reserve is best avoided for flying over as it is classed as sensitive (especially during the breeding season), but views over can be obtained. Occasionally surfers are active at the harbour entrance, there is a fair amount of pleasure craft, both power and sail, that pass through the narrow channel. Tides can run up to seven knots at springs, not the best area for swimming,

Further north is Hayling Lifebat station - D-Class and a 75 - and Hayling Island Sailing Club which has events most summer weekends if you want to video dinghy racing.

If you take time away from your drone you may spot Highland Cattle and deer in the reserve, kestrels egrets, swans and possibly sea eagles amongst the birdlife and seals feeding in the harbour mouth.

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Co-ordinates: 50.77913, -0.936249 • what3words: ///marine.blindfold.umpires

The marker shows the somewhat conealed entrance to a parking area opposite the service station that is on the left as soon as you have got onto the island. It is a popular spot to park for walkers and dog walkers looking to follow the route of the old railway line. There is an area of grass amongst the trees that I use for take off. Check for cyclists zooming past!

The road bridge is on your right, to the left (west) is the embankment of the old Hayling Billy Line extending northward into Langstone Harbour. The wooden trestles of the old bridge can be seen encased in concrete which was done to strengthen the bridge, there iare the remains of the turntable that was used to open the bridge to boat traffic between Langstone and Chichester harbours. At one point there was a scheme to constuct a canal to link into the Chichester canal, itself to be extended to London. Thus goods could travel from Portsmouth Docks direct to the capital by barge.

The rail bridge and the associated branch line was closed in 1963 as part of the swingeing cuts imposed on the railways by the then Minister of Transport, Ernet Marples (Of the roadbuilding and construction company Marples) following Dr Beeching's recommendations. Although the line was slightly in profit the cost of needed repairs to the bridge was the reason given for closure

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Co-ordinates: 50.83023, -0.980358 • what3words: ///fools.safest.denser

The pin shows one parking area with a 6 foot height restriction. Park on the verge if you have a high vehicle. The area is popular with dog walkers and the lake is leased by an angling club so be courteous to other users.

This is one of the items on the Hayling Island WW2 trail and was one of the defences of nearby Portsmouth. It was maintained as an anti-aircraft site into the Cold War area. The barrack buildings were demolished leaving a flat area including the parade ground, two magazines are still standing. Two of the gun emplacements have been "sanitised" but a third (behind the wire shutting off the lake) is much as it was left when the army withdrew from the site in the 1950s.

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

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Co-ordinates: 50.78994, -1.010005 • what3words: ///coats.fake.sing