Take-off
Nothing in this guide condones the practice of taking off from Bradwell itself.
Peak District · Paragliding site
Bradwell paragliding site and weather forecast
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Bradwell.
Altitude352 m
Launch directionsW
Coordinates53.3214, -1.7296
AreaPeak District
Managing club: Derbyshire Soaring Club · Access: open sensitive
Site briefing
Planning information for Bradwell
Landing
SK 175 806 720ft / 220m The large undulating field with a footpath through it. Land well away from the houses at the North end, but do move to the North end to pack away. Rotor can be present in stronger winds and wave. NOTE: there is a ‘fine’ (which goes to charity) for landing in the fields before the official landing field – details here
Access and parking
Park on the verges of the track after the gate. DO NOT OBSTRUCT farm access to fields from the track, particularly the gate to the field on the right – do not park immediately adjacent to this gate nor opposite it – farm machinery can be big! For pilots that do not want to drive on what is now a very rough track or are coming from south of the Peaks alternative parking is available near the foot path 800m East of the gliding club on the way to Abney. Due to concerns over coronavirus please avoid parking in the village Access Please drive slowly through the villages of Great Hucknall and Abney.
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
- If you are stuck on Rebellion Knoll with the wind off to the South West the glide to the bottom landing can be risky if not dangerous. Landing in the large fields to the North is often a safer option. Have a look before you fly In a WSW wind. Also there is a deep gully directly behind the spine-back North end of the ridge and getting blown back here is dangerous.
- The area near the top of Duper Lane (marked “caution” on the map) might appear to be a good emergency landing option in certain circumstances (such as when losing a thermal over Shatton Moor). But a number of pilots have found this area to suffer surprisingly strong turbulence, and hang gliders have favoured landing where the footpath meets the road on Abney Moor, about 800m east of Camphill airfield.
- Airspace: Daventry CTA at FL65. Gliding operations at DLGC Camphill immediately adjacent – please see the separate notes on avoiding conflict with gliding operations.
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