Animal & Wildlife Search and Rescue in High Wycombe

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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 and smallholdings on the Chiltern slopes keep sheep, cattle and horses, often on steep ground next to woodland.

  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 in the beech woods or on the commons usually go to ground in bramble, holly or bracken 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 in the woods and on the hillsides are shaped around protected habitat, nesting birds and the Wycombe Air Park 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 on a steep wooded slope or out in a hillside field, 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 High Wycombe

• Hughenden, West Wycombe and Bradenham

  The National Trust beech woods around the town are tall, steep and crossed by paths and sunken tracks, with holly and bramble in places. Muntjac and roe deer are everywhere here, and a dog in pursuit can cover a mile or more.

  LimitationUnder the beech canopy the camera cannot see the ground in summer, so the drone checks clearings, edges and open hillsides and guides people into the woods.

• Chiltern farmland and commons

  Above the valley, large fields, paddocks and commons such as Downley and the land towards Lane End and Penn are open enough for an effective thermal search, especially early or late in the day.

  LimitationSome of this land, especially south-west of the town, is inside the Wycombe Air Park zone. We check every location before agreeing to fly.

• The Wye and the Rye

  The River Wye runs through the town past the Rye and the Dyke, with grass, trees and scrub along it. A dog that slips away in town often heads for this strip of green.

  LimitationThe Rye is a busy town park surrounded by roads and houses. Flights here are rarely practical, but the open ground can sometimes be checked with care.

• The town, the M40 and the A40

  High Wycombe is busy and built up along the valley, with the M40 along the south, the A40 and A404 through the town and the Chiltern main line railway. An escaped animal usually heads uphill into the woods.

  LimitationWe do not fly over the town, motorways, railways or houses, and parts of the town are inside the airfield zone. Searches in the built-up valley are rarely 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.