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Agricultural drone services in Cornwall

Flown from our Cornwall base. Crop mapping is available now, with spreading, seeding and application expected to follow from late October 2026.

What we can do for you, and when

We would rather be straight about this than have you ring up expecting something we cannot yet deliver. Crop mapping is flying today. Everything the Agras does is waiting on our CAA operational authorisation, and we are taking bookings for it now.

Available now

Crop mapping and survey

NDVI and multispectral imaging with the DJI Mavic 3M. High-resolution orthomosaic maps of every field, delivered through your Farmers Portal. Spot stress before it is visible from the gate.

From late October 2026

Seeding and spreading

Cover crops, grass reseeding and wildflower mixes, plus fertiliser and granule spreading. Even coverage across steep, wet or awkward ground. Pending CAA authorisation.

From late October 2026

Nutrition and biostimulants

GPS-guided application of liquid fertilisers, biostimulants and water-based products, straight onto the crop with no wheelings. Pending CAA authorisation.

Why a drone earns its keep on Cornish ground

Cornwall does not hand you many travelling days. Ground stays wet, fields are often small, steep and irregular, and the window between the crop needing something and the ground carrying a machine can close before you get to it. A drone does not care about any of that.

Set pricing per acre. You know the cost before we fly, with no hidden extras, and the quote is free. Chemicals and inputs are supplied by you.

The jobs West Country farms ask us about

Every region farms differently, and the enquiries we take in the South West have a pattern to them. If yours is on this list, you are exactly who we built the service for.

Through the summer you will also find us at shows across the South West. Come and see the aircraft, meet the team and talk through your fields in person.

What we can and cannot apply

Under current UK rules, applying plant protection products from the air is not commercially permitted to anyone, only under a handful of trial permits. So we do not carry out fungicide, insecticide or herbicide programmes, and we will tell you that on the phone rather than at the field gate.

We can apply

  • Liquid and granular fertilisers
  • Biostimulants and foliar feeds
  • Slug pellets, non-PPP classified
  • Water-based products
  • Cover crops, grass reseeding, wildflower mixes

We cannot apply

  • Fungicides
  • Insecticides
  • Herbicides
  • Any other plant protection product

But there is a way round it. We can build a variable rate prescription map that tells your own sprayer exactly where to put a product, so you get precision application of the things we cannot fly ourselves. See how it works.

Why can't drones spray crops in the UK? We are also speaking directly with HSE and have written to MPs and farming ministers to push for evidence-based regulation here. Our Hawk Greener Growing programme is building the data behind that case.

Where we fly from the Cornwall base

Cornwall is one of three HarvestHawk bases. From here we cover:

📍 Cornwall 📍 Devon 📍 Somerset 📍 Dorset 📍 Wiltshire 📍 Gloucestershire

Don't see your county here? Don't be put off. We travel UK-wide for specialist work, and we would always rather have the conversation and see what we can do than have you assume the answer is no. See our full coverage map.

Common questions

Can you spray my crop in Cornwall?

Not with plant protection products. Aerial application of PPPs is not commercially permitted in the UK, to anyone, only under trial permits, so no fungicides, insecticides or herbicides. We can apply fertilisers, biostimulants, seed and water-based products, and we expect to be doing so across the South West from late October 2026, once CAA authorisation is granted.

My fields are steep and wet. Is that a problem?

It is the reason to call us. A drone does not touch the ground, so gradient and moisture stop mattering. Ground too wet or too steep to travel is ordinary work rather than a reason to wait.

How far will you come?

Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are covered routinely from the Cornwall base. Beyond that we travel UK-wide for specialist work.

What does drone crop mapping cost in Cornwall?

Set pricing, published on our services page: crop scanning from £225, field mapping from £350, or both together from £495, each covering up to 50 acres and then £3 an acre beyond that. Cornish farms are often on the smaller side, so most fit inside the flat rate. The quote is free and you know the exact cost before anything is booked.

Farming somewhere else?

We fly from three bases and cover twenty-one counties between them.

Farming in Cornwall? Let's have a conversation.

Free, no-obligation quote for your exact fields. Crop mapping now, and first in the queue for September.