Drones captured stunning images of Britain’s beautiful countryside, picturesque coastlines, and bustling cities.
These stunning aerial photos show Scotland’s most iconic sites, including the breathtaking agricultural views in Somerset and the striking beauty of rural Scotland.
These photos are part of the Shot On My Drone contest by Civila Aviation Authority (CAA). This competition aims to highlight drone’s incredible capabilities and educate the public about drone safety.
One of these incredible photos shows the sun setting over St Ives in Cornwall and another of White Cliffs of Dover.
The fascinating image of the Corfe Castle, a thousand years old and rising over an atmosphere mist at the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, is another.
Just a stones throw from Harland Moor National Nature Reserve is the castle, built by William the Conqueror in the 12th century and visible from far away. It stands at the summit of a hill 180 feet high.
Among the incredible images was one of a beautiful sunset over Loch Duich which is located on the western coat of Scotland in the Highlands
One of the incredible images shows the bright turquoise sea surrounding the L’Etacquerel Fort in Jersey. It was constructed on Bouley Bay’s cliffside in the late 19th Century. The fort affords stunning views of Jersey’s rugged north coast.
A view from above a picturesque beach in St Ives, Cornwall, is among the incredible images that have been submitted to the Shot On My Drone competition
A stunning image of the sun’s rays reflecting off the White Cliffs at Dover is another striking one. They are part of the North Downs. These cliffs, which are an official symbol of Britain and one of the most impressive natural features in this country, make up one of Britain’s greatest national landmarks.
The sun setting over the rolling hills and greenery in Killiecrankie, a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, is among the incredible images
Another sunrise shot captures the forest beauty of Forest of Dean in the morning light.
A second image displays the vibrant turquoise water surrounding Jersey’s L’Etacwuerel Fort from the late-19th-century.
A second image shows the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster, which was built by Lord Ashton (an industrialist from Lancaster).
There are more than 300,000. Britons who fly model and drone aircraft. However, research from the CAA has shown that 20 percent of those surveyed and half the public don’t know that approval of an organisation is required to fly in cities or towns.
Survey results also revealed that almost three quarters of drone owners prefer taking photos in rural areas, while only 31 percent would rather capture shots over mountains or hills.
Over 28 percent said that they prefer drone footage close to the coast. Only 19% said that they’d capture photos of lakes or rivers.
New competition to teach people about the drone permissions needed to fly in cities and towns and across the UK countryside. Categories include urban night and urban day.
Another images shows the historical Ashton Memorial in Lancaster which was commissioned by Lancaster industrialist Lord Ashton as a tribute to his late wife Jessy
The drone captured Torcross Beach and Slapton Sands, both located at Devon’s coastal resort.
St Ninians Isle, a tiny island in Scotland that is tied to the South Mainland is the picturesque St Ninians Isle
Lake Windermere, Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, is approximately ten miles in length and 220 feet in depth. It is also the longest natural lake in England and the Lake District.
Another picture shows the sunset over Corfe Castle in Dorset, built 1000 years ago by William the Conqueror. This image dates back to the 12th century.
A shot of the sunrise, mist and shadows at Abbotskerswell in Devon was also among the incredible images captured by drone
Another stunning image submitted for this year’s contest is one of Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire.
One image depicts the Ouse Valley Viaduct (Sussex), which can be found between Haywards Heath, and Balcombe. The Viaduct is originally constructed in 1838 for the London-Brighton railway over the River Ouse.
The Orwell Bridge in Suffolk is a concrete box girder bridge that opened to road traffic in 1982 and carries the A14 the A45 over the River Orwell
One incredible shot submitted to judges for the drone photography competition shows the Brighton Marina in East Sussex, illuminated at night
Basildon’s St Nicholas Church was constructed in the 13th Century. The chancel and south aisles were then added in the fourteenth century.
This photo captures autumn at Ambleside (Cumbbria), as the mist rises in the background.
Participants must be approved to participate in the competition at different levels.
The lucky winner will receive a DJI Mavic Air drone while other prizes include special backpacks designed to carry drones.
Jonathan Nicholson is the CAA’s Assistant Communications Chief. He said that the #ShotOnMyDrone launch aims to highlight some of UK’s stunning drone images while reminding people that they need to adhere with the Dronecode and remain safe whenever flying drones.
Images of winners from each category will be displayed in London at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s London Headquarters.
You can enter the competition at caadronecomp.uk until January 31st, 2022.
Glen Cova is just one of five such valleys located in Angus, Scotland. It offers breathtaking views of the glaciated landscape.
An amalgamation of four separate structures, including the Aust Viaduct (the Severn Bridge), the Beachley Viaduct (and the Wye Bridge), the Severn Bridge links England and Wales. The Severn Bridge was constructed in 1960.
Steve Valentine took this beautiful shot of the sun breaking through the clouds in Somerset.
Burrow Mump, the eighteenth-century ruined church of St Michael in Burrowbridge is seen looking out over Southlake Moor. It rises high above the atmospheric mist.
This fine photograph of the Bridge over River Wear, County Durham, was possible because of drone agility.
The mysterious crop circle, first seen in Dorset near Sixpenny Handley in 2018, has since become an established feature in the area.
Winter shot with rust-coloured bushes along an emerald/yellow hill on the Ridgeway path, Oxfordshire
Clifton Suspension Bridge, as seen from more that 340 feet in the air (which is still within the CAA Dronecode regulatory cap of 400ft), has never been more stunning.
Glen Doll can be found at Glen Cova’s top in Scotland’s Cairngorms national park. The drone shot below offers a low-flying view of Glen Cova and the surrounding mountains just above the trees.
Somerset’s Mendip Hills are a dazzling array of golden light, bathed by the sun beating down on the southern hemisphere of England.
It is hard to imagine a peacefuler sight than that of the Ridgeway’s ancient path.
Drones allow not only amazing photos of the natural world but also feats in human engineering. This is where rows of solar panels capture the energy from the sun and turn it into electricity.
Sunset at Derwent Water Lake District, Cumbria.
The uncanny quality of this rocky rock formation off the Scottish coast looks like an azure-colored eye when viewed from the top
If years of erosion don’t stop the river from widening, the hooked curve of River Tweed at Melrose in the Scottish Borders could one day be transformed into an oxbow-shaped lake
Brookwood Military Cemetery (photo) is the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission War Cemetery in the United Kingdom, with over 5,800 graves
Pictured: The Mendip Hills, which separates the Somerset Levels and the North Somerset Levels. These are both a series of marine clay levels at the coast as well as inland peat-based “moors”.
While the rolling landscape will remain instilled into the blood of British citizens, this drone captured a new kind of landscape from Belfast’s buzzing city center. It was looking towards the River Lagan.