Wondering where you can fly your drone in the UK — and get £5,000,000 public liability insurance cover? Welcome to Drone Scene!

The Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre is the most complete site of its kind in Britain, once serving as the entertainment hub for the legionary fortress of Isca Augusta. Built around AD 90, it was designed to accommodate the entire Second Augustan Legion for gladiatorial combat.

The structure is a massive elliptical earthwork - the entire structure measuring approximately 82 metres by 68 metres. The Arena Floor is roughly 56 by 42 metres, while the tiered wooden banks, which rested on the stone-walled shells seen in the image, rose high enough to seat 6,000 spectators.

The shot highlights the eight vaulted entrances. The two largest openings at the ends of the long axis were the main processional gates. The smaller side chambers, some of which still show stone steps, led to "boxes" reserved for high-ranking officers.

I’ve added as additional piece of media an AI mock up of the amphitheatre based on the photo and local archaeological exploration

It’s a CADW site, so the usual restrictions on TOAL inside the perimeter are in place

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 51.60782, -2.956799 • what3words: ///locate.motel.others

Home to Lewes Register Office, the beautiful Southover Grange is fine 16th-century manor house set within the picturesque Southover Grange gardens. Tucked away in a quiet area of Lewes town centre. A good spot to fly in the busy town centre but you will need to find local street parking

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 50.87056, 0.008437 • what3words: ///outs.aboard.straw

Sharing the same facilities Lewes Rugby Club and the cricket club sit by the river nestled under the South Downs just to the south of the town. Its a good place to fly if there are no matches on. Good views of the downs and the river

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 50.86431, -0.002551 • what3words: ///eggs.gent.cracks

I have been trying to document the current state of the Grantham Canal as it wends its way across the Vale of Belvoir. The Canal is mostly owned by the Canal and Rivers Trust, who have an NT-like policy. However there are enough bridges over the canal to provide TOAL spots without upsetting anybody.
Hickling Basin, at the southernmost point on the Canal is now a tourist spot popular with dog walkers. Probably best seen at this time of year with no foliage to hide the landscape and before nesting season.

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 52.85842, -0.975287 • what3words: ///factored.kebab.spooned

Pelsall Junction is a historic canal intersection in the West Midlands (grid reference SK018044) where the Cannock Extension Canal branches off the main line of the Wyrley and Essington Canal. Known for its Grade II listed footbridge (the "Red Iron"), the junction serves as a key, tranquil access point for boaters, walkers, and nature lovers exploring the Birmingham Canal Navigations
(description from wikipedia).

I have flown here a couple of times but you have to be mindful of the SSSi that is nearby, but also it is a popular spot for fishing.

Parking: there is no direct parking but there is a carpark at the Finger Post pub but I decided not to park there and parks on a public side street nearby and walked the short distance to the spot

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 52.63753, -1.972109 • what3words: ///decent.stored.bunny

HMP Shepton Mallet is a former prison in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. When it closed in 2013, it had been the United Kingdom's oldest operating prison, following the closure of HMP Lancaster Castle in 2011.

Recommended as a good place to fly if you ever wanted to drone over a prison location without breaching an FRZ as the architecture and layout remains authentic

Before closure, Shepton Mallet was a category C lifer prison holding 189 prisoners. The prison building is Grade II* listed, while the former gatehouse and perimeter walls are Grade II.

The prison was opened in 1625 and expanded in 1790. This included the installation of a treadwheel for those sentenced to hard labour. In 1843 the number of cells was increased by adding a second storey to each wing. In 1930 the number of inmates had fallen and the prison was closed.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the prison was reopened as a military prison. It was initially used by the British Army and later by American forces who constructed a new execution block to hang condemned prisoners. Following the war the prison continued as a military "glasshouse" until it was returned to civilian use in 1966.

The prison was decommissioned in 2013 and now serves as a tourist attraction, with guided tours and other activities.

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 51.19072, -2.542963 • what3words: ///pairings.handwriting.cunning

This aerial shot captures the Bath Road Viaduct, a graceful remnant of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&D) that once cut through the heart of Shepton Mallet. Bathed in the warm glow of a winter sunrise, the structure’s 27 arches remain a testament to Victorian engineering, even as the tracks they once carried have long since vanished.

Constructed in the 1870s, this stone-built giant was part of the "Evercreech New" extension, designed to connect the Midlands with the South Coast. For nearly a century, heavy steam locomotives thundered across these arches, hauling both passengers and the region's vital coal and stone.

The viaduct fell silent following the Beeching Cuts in 1966, which closed the S&D line. Today the structure bridges the gap between the town's industrial heritage—symbolised by the nearby Kilver Court and cider mills—and the rolling Mendip Hills.

For Trivia fans, the large complex seen just beyond the viaduct is Kilver Court. Originally built as a textile mill in the 1700s, it was famously transformed in the mid-20th century by the Showering family. This site is the birthplace of Babycham, the sparkling perry that some argue revolutionized post-war drinking habits in the UK

The viaduct now serves as a spectacular elevated walkway, preserved as a Grade II listed monument that offers a "birds-eye" perspective of Shepton's unique blend of rural charm and industrial grit

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 51.1893, -2.53332 • what3words: ///gardens.orbited.tribune

The Cockfield spoil heaps, located on Cockfield Fell in County Durham, are prominent industrial relics from centuries of coal and whinstone mining. These large mounds and ridges of waste stone and shale, often referred to as extraction heaps, now form a distinctive, weathered landscape that acts as a significant, preserved remnant of the region's mining heritage.

Location: Situated on Cockfield Fell, near the village of Cockfield in County Durham, UK.
Origin: They are the result of decades—and in some areas, centuries—of coal mining and industrial activity.
Appearance: From above, the heaps appear as sweeping, linear mounds and deep scars in the landscape, often described as having an "otherworldly" or artistic quality.
Significance: Cockfield Fell is recognized as one of the best-preserved industrial landscapes in England, with the spoil heaps serving as a powerful, visible reminder of the area's coal mining history.
Reclamation: The mounds have largely weathered, with nature slowly reclaiming the area, blending the industrial debris into the natural fell.

The site is popular for walking and photography, offering a direct view into the intense industrial activity that once dominated the area.

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 54.62048, -1.807401 • what3words: ///joystick.fine.pound

The Priddy Nine Barrows are situated on the crest of North Hill, forming a sprawling Bronze Age cemetery on the Mendip Hills and date from approximately 2500 to 1500 BC. These mounds were built as monumental markers for elite burials, reflecting a sophisticated "Wessex Culture" influence involving complex funeral rites.

Historically, they have been described as a group of nine, but are often viewed as a group of seven round barrows and a separate pair. They are primarily bowl barrows, often considered some of the most impressive in Somerset, and in some cases covering earlier, lower stone cairns.

In the photo, the north-south alignment is perfectly visible and suggests a ceremonial procession route where the living would move alongside the ancestors.

The dark, pitted centres of the mounds are the lasting marks of 19th-century excavations. Rev. John Skinner famously breached these centres in 1815, discovering treasures like amber beads, bronze daggers, and "grape cups."

Approx 300 metres away is another cemetery site - the Ashen Hill Barrows. Priddy Nine Barrows consists mainly of nine mounds on the highest ridge, while Ashen Hill features eight barrows arranged in a linear alignment on a lower ridge.

Both sites are broadly contemporary, likely linked to the nearby Neolithic Priddy Circles, and reflect long-standing ritual use of the landscape. It is possible the Priddy Nine Barrows—being on the highest, most prominent point—were used slightly earlier or were considered more important than the Ashen Hill group.

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 51.26049, -2.66178 • what3words: ///tilting.inventors.installs

The Ashen Hill Barrows, located on the Mendip plateau near Priddy, form one of the most extensive Bronze Age funerary landscapes in southern Britain. Dating mainly from around 2000–1500 BC, the site consists of long, linear cemeteries of round barrows—earthen burial mounds raised to honour important individuals or family groups.

Ashen Hill features a linear alignment of six bowl barrows and two bell barrows aligned east to west. They are located on the western end of the field of the hill.

Their deliberate alignment across the limestone grassland suggests strong ritual planning, possibly linked to territorial boundaries, processional routes, or ancestral memory embedded in the landscape. Over time, many barrows were partially levelled by erosion, grazing, and later quarrying, yet their overall pattern remains remarkably legible.

The aerial photograph reveals this prehistoric design. From above, the barrows appear as rhythmic humps casting subtle shadows, their alignment cutting diagonally across the pasture. The low winter light enhances their form, allowing the ancient geometry of the cemetery to emerge clearly against the modern agricultural landscape

Approx 300 metres away is another cemetery site - the Priddy Nine Barrows. Priddy Nine Barrows consists mainly of nine mounds on the highest ridge, while Ashen Hill features eight barrows arranged in a linear alignment on a lower ridge.

Both sites are broadly contemporary, likely linked to the nearby Neolithic Priddy Circles, and reflect long-standing ritual use of the landscape. It is possible the Priddy Nine Barrows—being on the highest, most prominent point—were used slightly earlier or were considered more important than the Ashen Hill group.

View and discuss this location on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 51.26587, -2.663159 • what3words: ///evaporate.interviewer.enjoys