Hovershotz Aerial Drone Photography - The Lake District Drone Service

20/03/2022

We've just been mapping the damage from a wildfire at Cartmel Fell for Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service.

17/03/2022

Comic Relief the red nose challenge 2022. Hovershotz spent 5 days earlier this month filming with the BBC across the Lake District providing all the drone filming, this years challenge. It has been going out every evening this week on the BBC One Show and tonight at 7 PM is the last instalment.

Next week we're working on another BBC series filming Beatrix Potter, then filming in the Langdales for Netflix. In fact most TV and film productions using drones in the Lake District use Hovershotz.

Our teams begin their epic race across the Lakes all to raise money for Comic Relief

05/11/2021

Here is an advert for Nat West Bank, where Hovershotz provided all the drone filming . It is part of the ITV backing business campaign, featuring Allison Hammond and was shot on a very rainy day at Hotister Slate Mine Lake District.

Honister business owner Jan has Alison Hammond as her intern for the day. She shows her the ropes of running a slate mine and outward bound business, even wh...

04/11/2021

On Channel 5 @ 8pm this evening, some of our drone footage features on Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys. This follows the Tornado steam train from York to the Scottish Borders, where we had to chase the train most of the way.

Below are some clips of our filming from a previous episode in Wales.

https://youtu.be/qwqU62G5HSg

13/10/2021

One of our jobs where we provided the drone filming goes out on Channel 5 Tomorrow evening, Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys. We spent a day chasing the Northern Belle all over Wales in horrendous weather, thankfully we have a waterproof drone for such occasions.

12/08/2021

Some of our drone filming goes out on Channel 5 tomorrow (Friday) evening at 8 pm. It is Motorhoming with Merton and Webster (Paul Merton and his wife Suki Webster). We filmed this a few months ago at various locations across the Lake District.

07/02/2021

One of the downsides of Brexit, is the EU no longer recognise UK drone qualifications or licences. However we have managed to register in Luxemburg and have taken the EASA A1 A3 exam, which along with our EC 785/2004 commercial drone insurance, enables Hovershotz to operate in any EU Country. All we need now is for Covid travel restrictions to be lifted and we can start taking bookings for drone filming in Europe again.

22/01/2021

Going out tonight on Channel 5 at 9 PM this evening, is the latest episode of The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys, on which Hovershotz provided drone filming. This weeks episode features the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. Once the current lockdown restrictions are lifted, we look forward to filming additional episodes in Ireland, France & Germany.

CHANNEL 5
Tonight, 9pm
Lakes & Dales' Most Scenic Railway Journey
S3 E4

20/01/2021

One of our latest TV jobs, this one was for ITN and went out on Channel 4 news nationally. Hovershotz did all the aerial drone filming.

Carlisle has seen some of the sharpest rises in Covid rates in England. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) One of the reasons, according to the di...

05/12/2020

In readiness for the new drone regulations due 1st of January 2021, Hovershotz have successfully qualified for the CAA A2 CofC which will allow us to film closer when using lighter drones than our current permissions allow and we have also qualified for the GVC General VLOS qualification, which amongst other benefits will allow us to operate commercially across Europe. We will also be maintaining our CAA PfCO which will allow us to fly legacy drones once the new regulations come in.

09/02/2020

Sandy Bottoms is flooded where the River Mint meets the River Kent in Kendal