Society
Recreational Drones Survey
Peak District National Park Authority are looking at how visitors and residents of the Peak District feel about recreational drones, and specifically if and how drones influence people’s experiences of the area. Please support this short survey...
Published: 10 August 2026
Sarah Sutcliffe writes “I’m a researcher from the University of Manchester. I’m currently working on a research project in partnership with the Peak District National Park Authority looking at how visitors and residents of the Peak District feel about recreational drones, and specifically if and how drones influence people’s experiences of the area. My colleagues and I would like to invite people to complete a survey about their thoughts on drones in public places in and around the Peak District.
You can view the survey here: https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_09Dvb2b8aFTbkZ8 and find out more about our research project here: https://www.justearthobservation.org/.
The survey has been approved by the University of Manchester Ethics Committee and our partners at the PDNPA.