Animal & Wildlife Search and Rescue in Farnham

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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.

  Farms around Farnham, Crondall, Bentley and Seale keep cattle, sheep and horses, often next to woods and heath where loose stock can quickly vanish from view.

  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 run off at Frensham, in Alice Holt or in Farnham Park usually go to ground in heather, bracken or undergrowth close to 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 across the heaths and woods are shaped around protected habitat, nesting birds and the bodies that manage the land.

  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 on open heath, in woodland scrub or in a field where it cannot be seen from the nearest path.

  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 Farnham

• Alice Holt and the pine woods

  Alice Holt Forest and the conifer and mixed woods around Rowledge, Dockenfield and the Bourne Woods cover a lot of ground, with rides, tracks and thick undergrowth. A frightened dog will often lie up just inside the trees, near a ride or a forest edge.

  LimitationDense conifers block the camera all year round, so in the forest we use the drone over rides, clearings and edges while people work through the cover.

• Frensham Common and the open heaths

  Frensham Common, with its two large ponds, and the heaths towards Tilford are open, sandy and covered in heather, gorse and scattered pine. Open heath is one of the best places for a thermal search, especially at dusk and after dark.

  LimitationThese heaths are protected for ground-nesting birds, so between spring and late summer we plan flights carefully and keep disturbance to a minimum.

• The Wey and Farnham Park

  The North Wey runs through the town and east past Moor Park and Waverley Abbey towards Tilford, with meadows, wet woodland and riverside paths. Farnham Park adds open grass and old hedgerows on the north side of the town.

  LimitationRiverside paths and the park are busy public spaces, so we choose quieter times where we can and never fly over people.

• The A31, the A325 and the railway

  The A31 bypass runs along the south side of the town and the railway to Alton follows the valley. A lost animal on the move will often follow field edges and paths alongside these routes before it settles.

  LimitationWe do not fly over the A31, the A325, the railway or houses. Searches near them are assessed case by case and may not be possible.

• 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.