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Stumbled on this little church when attending st briavels castle January 2025, which is right opposite just a few feet away also on dronescene, so whilst I had the drone in the air I thought why not, it’s just a nice little place up on a hill had to be quick as much mist/fog was rolling in, a few public visiting the castle opposite & a few dog walkers & public so be mindful of that.

There’s a few houses nearby so flying with a sub 250g drone will always be easier, in all a nice little place with the castle opposite you can kill two birds with one stone in the same flight.

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Co-ordinates: 51.73882, -2.640468 • what3words: ///future.formed.fatherly

Mere Down is notable for the unusual shape of its steep-sided dry valleys into which are carved some of Wiltshire’s most impressive strip lynchets (the lines visible in the shot across each of the 4 headlands that make up the landscape here)


Strip lynchets, also known as strip lynchet terraces or strip cultivation, are archaeological features found in agricultural landscapes. They are linear earthworks that consist of a series of parallel, stepped terraces on the slopes of hills or inclines from medieval times – the majority of these are to be found in the South West of England in Wiltshire.

Parking is a small layby at the side of the road (room for one car only) in a gap left between the concrete blocks installed to stop access to the field and the road. TOAL is from a public footpath

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Co-ordinates: 51.10139, -2.249537 • what3words: ///locked.newsstand.duplicate

Another of my “earth-bound" photography locations, Teffont Evias is often described as one of the most beautiful villages in England.


It’s the ancient church (parts of it are from the 15th century) and nearby manor house that are the standout individual buildings, but it’s the setting overall that makes it worth a visit.


200 meters from the church is a small pond close to the TOAL point – on a calm day, it is possible to get a lovely reflection of the church in the pond from an elevated position but on the day I visited with my Mini 4 Pro, the wind was gusting up to 30mph so I wasn’t able to capture that shot

Parking was on a small gravelled area outside the gate of the electrical sub-station just outside the village. TOAL was from a grass verge overlooking the pond

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Co-ordinates: 51.07992, -2.013454 • what3words: ///actor.fracture.innovator

I flew around the fringe of the Monkey Forest in order not to disturb them and the views over Trentham Park Lake are great.

Trentham Monkey Forest is home to 140 free-roaming Barbary macaques, allowing visitors to experience these endangered monkeys living as they would in the wild. A 3/4-mile pathway offers an immersive experience, with no cages or bars, where guests can walk, observe, and learn about the monkeys’ natural behaviors. Located in an ancient Staffordshire forest, it’s a perfect day out for visitors of all ages, providing a unique chance to see the monkeys live freely and learn about their conservation. After a year-long rejuvenation project, the forest officially opened its doors on July 19, 2005, showcasing the vast woodland once landscaped by Capability Brown.

A great day out for the family and right next door the the fabulous Trentham Park.

Carparking is free but there is a charge for entry into the Mankey Forest itself.

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Co-ordinates: 52.94986, -2.198881 • what3words: ///fool.drives.nodded

Mountain to the NW of Cardiff, visible from pretty much everywhere in the city. Open moorland between the villages of Pentyrch & Taff's Well, the location for the romcom 'The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain', which is a local legend but I have no idea if there is any truth to it! Superb viewpoint, bit hazy when I went up on Monday evening (when there was a gorse fire as well which didn't help)

Easy walk up from Mountain Road, parking for half a dozen vehicles at the start of a farm track, or at various locations further east along that road. No restrictions.

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Co-ordinates: 51.5432, -3.294199 • what3words: ///procures.premature.dimes

A nice scenic location close to Abbey Village, Nestled between Chorley & Blackburn. Good walking, bird watching area.

Parking a bit of a pain, I parked just up Brinscall road (limited), popular with fell and dog walkers.

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Co-ordinates: 53.69574, -2.529216 • what3words: ///sapping.bridges.island

The Tollard Royal folly, a 65-foot-high, rendered concrete structure in an Indian Mogul style, is located on the Rushmore Estate in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire.

Built in 2009, it was originally intended to accommodate and hide 5 mobile phone masts to be installed by O2, but the phone company pulled out before it was built and the landowner went ahead and built it anyway.

At the time of construction, it was thought to be the tallest folly built in the UK for more than a century.

Parking was a small dirt layby (space for 2 cars only) and the TOAL point a public footpath

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Co-ordinates: 50.95046, -2.074743 • what3words: ///steered.homeward.tops

Following a meetup here (https://greyarro.ws/t/meetup-southampton-area-cheesefoot-head-winchester-10am-on-30th-march-2025/93365), popped back and took the 360.

Car park is small - and you need to climb past some barbed wire to get to the field beyond the end of the car park, and there's a trig-point located in that field.

On the day of the meet (a Sunday), there was a coffee van in the car park, too .. but not on the following day.

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Co-ordinates: 51.04611, -1.243719 • what3words: ///segregate.scorpions.geologist

The Stanton Drew stone circles are just outside the village of Stanton Drew in Somerset.

The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter and the second largest stone circle in Britain - it is widely considered to be one of the largest Neolithic monuments to have been built.

The date of construction is not known, but is thought to be between 3000 and 2000 BC, which places it in the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. It was made a scheduled monument in 1982

The Great Circle was surrounded by a ditch and is accompanied by smaller stone circles to the northeast and southwest. There is also a group of three stones, known as The Cove, in the garden of the local pub. The Cove has been shown to be around 1000 years older than the stone circles, and so date from 4000–3000 BC

Parking close by (see icon) - honesty box £1 charge

TOAL from public footpath running parallel to site

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Co-ordinates: 51.36697, -2.576024 • what3words: ///tripling.detection.duck

The Somerset Monument north of the village of Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire, was built in 1846 to commemorate Lord Robert Edward Somerset. It is a Grade II listed building, and on the Heritage at Risk register.

Lord Robert Edward Somerset was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. From 1830 he sat in the House of Parliament for Gloucestershire and from 1834 to 1837 was MP for Cirencester.

The stone tower is around 100 feet (30 m) high and has a viewing platform at the top. However, the structure is considered unsafe and not open to visitors so the only view from the top is via drone(!).

The structure tapers slightly and has four panelled sides. On the southern panel is the arms of the Somerset family.

TOAL point was from a public footpath running close to the monument (part of the Cotswold Way)

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Co-ordinates: 51.58717, -2.330134 • what3words: ///paint.swoop.most