A reasonable request by the farmer. The UK is not that different from the US on where you can fly, but the homeowner has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Whenever I can, I get permission. I always offer property owners some pictures or video of their property and so far, I've gotten 100% positive results. One particular farmer calls me up whenever they're plowing or combining and if I can, I go video them.Hi I was flying my drone in my local park.i was at 300 feet flying over a farmer's field.my drone did fly over his house I was filming but not his house just flew over.i was approached by the farmer who asked if a camera was fitted to my drone.i told him yes and he said you can not film.i said I can I am in a public park.he then said well I don't want you to fly over my fields.so without making a song and dance about it I packed up and left.can anyone tell me if i can fly over fields I try not to fly over people and housing if i can help it just want to stay within the law thanks.
Could also be worried about animals. I recently took off about 100 yards from some cows. They got over it quickly, but they all spooked when it first went up. I never got any closer and they were ok afterward... But that could be a concern. I've had mixed reactions from animals. Some don't even seem to notice, others get very nervous.Maybe he didn't want you to see how bad of a farmer he was. Ive seen some fields that I wouldn't want to call mine because they were farmer so poorly. Maybe it's worth about look.