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Hednesford Hills Raceway, Staffordshire added to Parks and Recreation in West Midlands by D0c.Col on 22/04/2023

The Scott House Reservoir was built in 1879 to hold water from nearby pumping stations but was abandoned in 1925 due to subsidence from local mining. The circuit was built inside the dis-used reservoir in 1952 utilizing the site of a former reservoir, before opening for the first time in 1954 but closed down a year later. The defunct Hednesford circuit was aquired by Bill Morris who ran a handful of practice meetings' in 1962. The circuit was fully re-opened in April 1963 and from that point onwards the promotion of Stock Car and Hot Rod racing has been uninterrupted at the popular Staffordshire speed-bowl for over half a century. The shale oval was eventually resurfaced with asphalt in 1966, enabling lap times to fall drastically and track records to tumble. It is said that four times World Hot Rod champion Carl Boardley got the quarter mile down to almost 12 seconds in unofficial practice, making Hednesford Europe's fastest quarter-mile oval.

The circuit has been featured on BBC's Top Gear programme in the past, in a feature on banger racing. In addition, a number of satellite TV channels feature both banger and stock car races from the circuit and the 100th edition of Tiswas was broadcast live from Hednesford Raceway back in the Seventies.

It was the first time I had visited the site for the best part of 40 years and I recalled having had some great times working at the race track in the early 80s as a member of the track crew.

PARKING & TOAL

Coming off the A460 from Rugeley I followed the signs for Beaudesert Golf Course at the traffic lights and headed up the hill on Rawnsley Rd. Ignoring the turn off left for the Golf Course I carried on until I reached House No 179 (or thereabouts) on the righthand side of the road. There is a gap between the houses with a trail that leads steeply up to the Raceway. I parked in the gap but you can park on the side of the road further up where there aren't any double yellow lines.

My TOAL was right outside the Raceway Gates so would be amazed if I was impinging on the SSSi (I doubt the local inhabitants, 4 legged or 2, would be worried about a small drone when they have to contend with armageddon every other weekend)!

The flight was not in a FRZ and Cannock Council do not have a bylaw or policy against drones. There is an SSSi but see my comment above!

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Co-ordinates: 52.70749, -1.980279 • what3words: ///town.solved.rivers

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 20/04/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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Inverness Castle (By stubbyd)

[Taken from WikiPedia]
Inverness Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Nis) sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. A succession of castles have stood on this site since 1057, although the present structure dates from 1836. The present structure is a Category A listed building and was last used as the old County Buildings including the Sheriff Court. It was designed by William Burn (1789–1870) as an early castellated structure, built in red sandstone and completed in 1836.

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Co-ordinates: 57.47412, -4.227493 • what3words: ///grid.shady.stones

Inverness War Memorial, Inverness Crown and Haugh (By stubbyd)

The memorial is a high red sandstone Celtic cross surmounting a square stepped plinth, with inscriptions on the shaft. It features two walls that extend as wings from the base of the cross, which hold plaques and engravings dedicated to the fallen from the First World War, Second World War, and Post-1945 conflicts.

The Celtic knotwork on the face of the cross and on the shaft, along with the town arms at the base of the shaft, add to its visual distinction. Pillars form the terminals of the wings, further enhancing its grandeur.

Unlike most memorials I've seen, this one commemorates various conflicts, including:

The First World War (1914-1918)
First World War - civilians
Second World War (1939-1945)
Post-1945 war or conflict
Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)​
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Non-Combat Deaths

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Co-ordinates: 57.47108, -4.22791 • what3words: ///sweep.parade.ground

Blackpool South Pier, Blackpool (By WorldInFocus)

Blackpool South Pier (opened 1893) is the most visually dynamic and "adrenaline-powered" of the three piers, offering a dense cluster of mechanical movement and coastal colour.
As you fly toward the end of the pier, the most striking features are the tall structures of the Adrenaline Zone. From above, you can capture the Skycoaster freefalling swing (38m high) and the Skyscreamer reverse bungee, which provide high-speed vertical movement against the backdrop of the Irish Sea.
Unlike the more open North Pier, South Pier's deck is packed. A drone flight reveals a patchwork of arcades, the Crazy Mouse spinning coaster, and a Waltzer, creating a vibrant, rotating mechanical landscape.
Blackpool South Pier is located within the Blackpool Airport Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ), requiring mandatory 72-hour advanced permission via the Air Portal system. Flights are generally restricted to 400ft AGL, with strict no-fly zones over Pleasure Beach crowds. The ATC is often accommodating to recreational users who register and ask in advance

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Co-ordinates: 53.79539, -3.05719 • what3words: ///groom.panic.stir

Holy Trinity Rudgewick, Horsham (By grandad1950)

The parish church of Holy Trinity in Rudgewick on the West Sussex / Surrey border. The church is a grade 1 listed building dating from the 12th century

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Co-ordinates: 51.09766, -0.443412 • what3words: ///deprive.streaking.decorator

St Margaret’s Church, Denbighshire (By Heading270)

Also known as the Marble Church for its ornate interior, St Margaret’s is a striking sight just off the A55 at Bodelwyddan.

Park & TOAL in the adjacent lay-by.

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Co-ordinates: 53.26671, -3.494787 • what3words: ///edit.stew.shoulders

Bwa Gwyn (the white arch) Rhoscolyn, Isle of Anglesey (By LordEdam)

Bwa Gwyn (the white arch) is a sea arch on the cliffs between Rhoscolyn and Trearddur Bay, Anglesey. There is a footpath allowing you to stand on top of the arch if you’re brave enough. To the north is another sea arch called Bwa Du (the black arch)

Nb - this site is less than half a mile outside RAF Valley FRZ, and is an active area for military helicopter training. When I was there I had to abandon my flight because a helicopter decided to practice landing on the neighbouring headland

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Co-ordinates: 53.25381, -4.610481 • what3words: ///dunk.cashiers.format

Billingshurst Cricket Club, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Jubilee Fields in Billingshurst is home to a fine cricket ground with good spectator facilities in West Sussex.

There is a lot of room to fly out of the cricket season.

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Co-ordinates: 51.02715, -0.456963 • what3words: ///footpath.hotdog.special

St Bartholomew's Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

The church has a W tower, an aisled nave and a chancel with N chapel. It is a large, heavy building, largely of boulders and ashlar, standing high on a raised walled churchyard in the centre of the village. The nave (without aisles) and the chancel seem to be on the twelfth-century plan.

Aisles were added in the late 12thc., but the arcades were completely rebuilt at the restoration. A watercolour of 1868 (Twycross-Raines 1920, 29) shows the interior before the arcades were substantially rebuilt in 1870-1: they look very plain early pointed; he describes the assortment of piers and arches then existing. In the rebuilding a single design of capital was used throughout.

Inside in the S aisle is a sundial often dated to the early 11thc.. Reset in the same wall is a small figure, called a ‘Roman soldier’. The altarpiece in the N chapel is set with tile mosaic from Meaux, the pieces being brought from Hilston church after the bombing. The effigy in the chapel (in the general view) is of Sir John de Melsa, died 1377.

For our Corpus, there are 11thc. windows, blocked, in the N wall of the chancel; and a third windowhead with sculpture in the S wall of the chancel outside. Chevron voussoirs are reused over the 14thc. priest’s doorway nearby. A reset figure is included, but its date is uncertain. Twycross-Raines says that the chevron voussoirs and the windowhead are not constructed from the same kind of stone as that used in later parts of the pre-restoration building (1920, 30).

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Co-ordinates: 53.82985, -0.110963 • what3words: ///nightcap.internet.petty

Fraisthorpe Wind Farm, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a wind power generating site located in the village of Fraisthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Bridlington and 40 miles (64 km) east of York.[1] It was granted full planning permission in early 2015 when the Ministry of Defence dropped their objection to the site. This was despite the apparent vocal opposition by local people and councillors. It started generating electricity in August 2016.

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Co-ordinates: 54.04858, -0.230183 • what3words: ///javelin.chairing.filled

Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness North East (By JoeC)

The lighthouse at Dunnet Head sits on the most northerly point of mainland Britain. It was built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, in 1831.

I was lucky enough to be there for a wedding so could take off from inside the grounds, but there's a good carpark and ample other places for TOAL from nearby.

Remember, the cliffs are 300m high so be mindful of distances and altitude ;)

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Co-ordinates: 58.67138, -3.376622 • what3words: ///acrobat.menswear.phones


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