Animal & Wildlife Search and Rescue in Fareham

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• Livestock Search and Recovery

  We sweep fields, hedgerows and woodland with thermal and visual cameras to find missing cattle, sheep, horses, pigs or poultry, with or without tags or trackers.

  Paddocks and farms around Wickham, Knowle, Titchfield and Southwick keep horses and some stock, often near busy roads.

  You know where the stock is before you send people and vehicles out.

  You and your stockmen do the rounding up; we watch and guide from above.

• Pet and Companion Animal Search

  Lost dogs, cats and other companion animals often go to ground in cover a search on foot walks straight past. Thermal imaging can pick up body heat in vegetation and in low light.

  Dogs that bolt on the canal path, in the Meon meadows or in West Walk tend to hide in reed, bracken or scrub near where they were lost.

  A focused search around the last sighting, with positions relayed so you can approach calmly.

  Built-up areas and roads bring airspace and privacy limits, so each request is assessed first.

• Zoo and Collection Animal Location

  Discreet aerial support for wildlife parks, zoos, aviaries and private collections looking for a displaced non-dangerous animal.

  Eyes over the site and its surroundings, working to your keepers’ recovery plan.

  We do not deploy for dangerous species; those are a matter for the emergency services.

• Wildlife and Conservation Monitoring

  Planned aerial monitoring of protected or vulnerable species across large areas: survey routes, thermal counts and habitat imagery.

  Planned surveys along the Meon and in the woods are shaped around protected habitat, nesting and wintering birds and the airport airspace.

  Repeatable data delivered to your team, without walking the whole site.

  Planned around the species, the season and any disturbance considerations.

• Injured or Distressed Animal Location

  Where an animal is thought to be injured and lying still, thermal detection can find it in dense cover, on steep ground or in places rescuers cannot easily reach.

  Useful for a casualty in reed, in a woodland clearing or in a field away from the paths, where the airspace allows.

  Precise GPS positions, so rescuers go straight to the animal.

  We locate and observe. Handling and treatment stay with vets and welfare professionals.

• Priority Call-Outs

  When time matters, phone us with the location and what has happened. Each call-out is assessed against location, airspace, weather, light and who is available.

  A clear answer on the phone about whether a search is possible, and what it involves.

  We do not publish response times; availability depends on the day.

1. STAGE 01

   Enquiry and information

   You tell us what is missing, where and when it was last seen, and what the ground is like.

2. STAGE 02

   Location and feasibility

   We check the location against our zones and look at airspace, access, weather and light.

3. STAGE 03

   Search plan

   We divide the area into search zones from the last known position, the terrain and the animal’s likely behaviour.

4. STAGE 04

   Aerial search

   Our pilot watches the thermal and visual feeds live and checks every heat signature against the animal’s size.

5. STAGE 05

   Findings and handover

   We relay GPS positions to your team and stay on station until recovery or until you stand us down.

The ground we search around Fareham

• The Meon, the Titchfield Canal and the creeks

  The Meon meadows, reed beds and the canal towpath between Titchfield and the sea, and the muddy creeks of the harbour, are hard places to search on foot. Reed and soft ground give a frightened dog plenty of cover.

  LimitationTitchfield Haven is a National Nature Reserve and sits inside the airport zone. Flights there need permission and are kept short; the harbour is tidal, so we never send people out onto the mud.

• West Walk and the Forest of Bere

  North of the town, West Walk near Wickham and the woods around Knowle and Shedfield are remnants of the old Forest of Bere, with rides, conifer and broadleaved woodland and open glades.

  LimitationUnder the canopy the camera cannot see the ground, so the drone checks rides and clearings and guides people into the right section of the woods.

• Farmland and Portsdown Hill

  Between Fareham, Wickham and Southwick are hedged fields, paddocks and small farms, and to the east the open chalk grassland of Portsdown Hill. On grass and chalk turf like this, a warm animal is easy to pick out on thermal.

  LimitationThese areas are further from the airport and are often where a drone search is most practical, but we check each location first.

• The town, the M27 and the A27

  Fareham is built up around the harbour, with the M27 to the north, the A27 and A32 through the town and the railway to Southampton and Portsmouth. An escaped animal usually heads for the river, the creek or open fields.

  LimitationWe do not fly over the town, motorways, railways or houses, and the south of the town is inside the airport zone. Searches there are rarely possible at short notice.

• CAA Registered Drone Operator

  Airframe is a CAA Registered Drone Operator and our pilots are qualified for commercial operations.

• Aviation safety and airspace

  Every search is planned within UK drone rules, including checks on controlled airspace, roads, railways and people nearby.

• Site-specific assessment

  Each search is assessed for its own location, access and hazards before we fly.

• Weather and suitability

  Rain, wind, fog and low cloud can stop or limit a flight. We will not fly when it is unsafe, and we will tell you why.

• Fully insured

  Commercial drone liability insurance is in place for every deployment. Documentation is available on request.

• Animal welfare and your information

  We work to your plan so the animal is not pushed further away, keep you informed, and do not share your details with third parties.

More on how we plan and fly operations and the aircraft we use.