Preston New Road, 21 November 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

This page will be regularly updated with images from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site. Thank you to the photographers who have all given permission for their images to be used.

Please let us know by clicking here if there are pictures you think should be included. Last updated: 12 August 2019

Key facts and timeline about Preston New Road

13 October 2019

Flare at Preston New Road, 13 October 2019. Photo: Sue Underwood

2 October 2019

Equipment demobilised from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 2 October 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Equipment demobilised from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 2 October 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Equipment demobilised from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 2 October 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Equipment demobilised from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 2 October 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Banner outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site near Blackpool, 2 October 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

25 September 2019

Protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 25 September 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

16 September 2019

Suspended fracking equipment at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 16 September 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

10 September 2019

Extinction Rebellion protest outside Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 10 September 2019. Photo: Extinction Rebellion

31 August 2019

Opponents of fracking-induced earth tremors outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool, 31 August 2019. Photo: Roger Lloyd

Businessman Mark Mills speaking outside Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road near Blackpool. on 31 August 2019. Photo: Refracktion

Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden at rally outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 31 August 2019. Photo: Refracktion

Campaigners at rally outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 31 August 2019. Photo: Refracktion

Campaigners at rally outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 31 August 2019. Photo: Refracktion

Campaigners at rally outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 31 August 2019. Photo: Refracktion

Campaigners at rally outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool, 31 August 2019. Photo: Refracktion

26 August 2019

Campaigners outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 26 August 2019. Photo: Used with the owner’s consent

Campaigners outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 26 August 2019. Photo: Used with the owner’s consent

Campaigners outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool. Photo: Ross Monaghan

23 August 2019

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21 August 2019

Banner outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 21 August 2019. Photo: Claire Stephenson

20 August 2019

Gooseneck at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 20 August 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

5 August 2019

Gooseneck at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 5 August 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

30 July 2019

Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 30 July 2019. Photo: Refracktion

28 July 2019

Preparation for second phase of fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 28 July 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

26 July 2019

All photos for this date by Maxine Gill

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road preparing for fracking, 26 July 2019. Photo: Maxine Gill

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 26 July 2019. Photo: Maxine Gill

23 July 2019

Preparations for fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool, 23 July 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

21 July 2019

All photos on this date by Debs Jackson

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road preparing to resume fracking, 21 July 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

16 July 2019

Policing the arrival of a convoy of fracking equipment at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 16 July 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Fracking equipment entering Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site early on 16 July 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

10 July 2019

Work underway at Preston New Road, 10 July 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

100th Women’s Call for Calm protest at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 10 July 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

July 2019

Operations at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site. Photo: Cuadrilla Resources

30 April 2019

Work underway to dismantle the noise barrier at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Miranda Cox

Work underway to dismantle the noise barrier at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Julie Daniels

Noise barrier dismantled at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Noise barrier dismantled at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Noise barrier dismantled at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Noise barrier dismantled at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Noise barrier dismantled at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Noise barrier dismantled at Preston New Road, 30 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

29 April 2019

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24 April 2019

Drone picture of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, near Blackpool, 25 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Drone picture of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, near Blackpool, 25 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Drone picture of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, near Blackpool, 25 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Drone picture of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, near Blackpool, 25 April 2019. Photo: Debs Jackson

Vehicle collecting reinforced surfacing from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 24 April 2019. Photo: Katrina Lawrie

Lighting gear leaving Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, near Blackpool, 24 April 2019. Photo: Jo Lucylou

17 April 2019

Drone footage of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 17 April 2019. Photo used with owner’s consent

Drone footage of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 17 April 2019. Photo used with owner’s consent

Drone footage of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 17 April 2019. Photo used with owner’s consent

Drone footage of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 17 April 2019. Photo used with owner’s consent

Demobilisation at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 17 April 2019. Photo: Katrina Lawrie

Demobilisation at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 17 April 2019. Photo: Katrina Lawrie

16 April 2019

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12 March 2019

Crane operating on Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 12 March 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

11 March 2019

Pre-dawn convoy delivery to Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 11 March 2019. Photo: Still from video by Katrina Lawrie

Flatbed lorry leaving Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site near Blackpool on the afternoon of 11 March 2019. Photo: Still from video by Katrina Lawrie

8 March 2019

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 8 March 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 8 March 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 8 March 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

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6 March 2019

Double rainbow over Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 6 March 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

27 February 2019

Fencing outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 27 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Fencing outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 27 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Fencing outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 27 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

20 February 2019

Preston New Road, 20 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 20 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 20 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 20 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

15 February 2019

Preston New Road, 15 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 15 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 15 February 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

12-13 February 2019

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6 February 2019

31 January 2019

Flowback tanks leave Preston New Road, 31 January 2019. Photo: Frack Free Lancashire

10 January 2019

Equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 10 January 2019. Photo: Jo Thomas

7 January 2019

Fracking equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 7 January 2019. Photo: Daniel Huckley-Blythe

Fracking equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 7 January 2019. Photo: Daniel Huckley-Blythe

Equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 7 January 2019. Photo: Daniel Huckley-Blythe

4 January 2019

Demobilisation of fracking equipment at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool, 4 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Demobilisation of fracking equipment at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool, 4 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Delivery vehicles entering Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 4 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Anti-fracking notices outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 4 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

3 January 2019

2 January 2019

Equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 2 January 2019. Photo: Katrina Lawrie

Equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 2 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site, 2 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

Removal of fracking equipment from Preston New Road, 2 January 2019. Photo: Ros Wills

1 January 2019

Preston New Road, 1 January 2019. Photo: Maple Indie Media

Preston New Road, 1 January 2019. Photo: Maple Indie Media

29 December 2018

Removal of the top of the coiled tubing tower at Preston New Road, 19 December 2018. Photo: Barbara Cookson

25 December 2018

Coiled tubing tower at Preston New Road, 25 December 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

18 December 2018

Equipment leaving Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 18 December 2018. Photo: Thomas Burke

28 November 2018

Fracking equipment at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 28 November 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

21 November 2018

Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool, 21 November 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

16 November 2018

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 16 November 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

14 November 2018

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 14 November 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

2 November 2018

Gas flares at Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 2 November 2018. Photo: Cuadrilla Resources

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas, 2 November 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

31 October 2018

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, 31 October 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

26 October 2018

Fence artwork outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 26 October 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

24 October 2018

Opponents of fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 24 October 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

20 October 2018

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19 October 2018

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool, 19 October 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

18 October 2018

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 18 October 2018. Photo: Eddie Thornton

15 October 2018

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13 October 2018

Protest outside Preston New Road, 13 October 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road 13 October 2018 Photo: Ros Willis

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 13 October 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

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9 October 2018

Rebecca Long-Bailey visits anti-fracking campaigners at Preston New Road, 8 October 2018. Photo: Refracktion

Rebecca Long-Bailey visits anti-fracking campaigners at Preston New Road, 8 October 2018. Photo: Refracktion

Rebecca Long-Bailey visits anti-fracking campaigners at Preston New Road, 8 October 2018. Photo: Refracktion

8 October 2018

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5 October 2018

Campaigner and researcher, Helen Chuntso, outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 5 October 2018. Photo: Bob Dennett

Opponents of Cuadrilla’s activities at Preston New Road this morning. Photo: Friends of the Earth, 5/10/2018

1-3 October 2018

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29 September 2018

Drone footage of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 29 September 2018. Photo used with the owner’s consent

Drone footage of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 29 September 2018. Photo: Used with the owner’s permission

27 September 2018

Rally outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site in support of three men sent to prison for a 99-hour lorry protest. Photo: Peter Yankowski

23 September 2018

Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool, 23 September 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

28 August 2018

Outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, where fracking is imminent. Photo: Ros Wills, 28 August 2018

24 August 2018

Outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool. Photo: Ros Wills, 24/8/2018

Outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool. Photo: Ros Wills, 24/8/2018

Outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool. Photo: Ros Wills, 24/8/2018

Anti-fracking placards outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road. Photo: Ros Wills, 24 August 2018

Anti-fracking placards outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road. Photo: Ros Wills, 24 August 2018

Anti-fracking placards outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road. Photo: Ros Wills, 24 August 2018

8 August 2018

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5 August 2018

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27 July 2018

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Protest outside Preston New Road, 25 July 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Protest outside Preston New Road, 25 July 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

25 July 2018

Preston New Road, 24 July 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 24 July 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Cuadrilla’s shale gas drilling rig at Preston New Road, 24 July 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

19 July 2018

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 19 July 2018. Photo: Danny Vc Llew

19-20 June 2018

Drilling rig at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site near Blackpool, 20 June 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 19 June 0218. Photo: Ros Wills

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool, 19 June 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

14 June 2018

Jonathan Bartley outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 14 June 2018. Photo: Tina Rothery

Jonathan Bartley with campaigners

31 May 2018

Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 31 May 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

22 May 2018

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1 May 2018

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road drilling rig, 1 May 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool, 1 May 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

27 March 2018

Preston New Road, 27 March 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

21 March 2018

Preston New Road, 21 March 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

17 February 2018

Preston New Road, 17 February 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 17 February 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

1 January 2018

Preston New Road, 1 January 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 1 January 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 1 January 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

Preston New Road, 1 January 2018. Photo: Ros Wills

17 December 2017

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3-4 December 2017

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2 December 2017

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 2 December 2017. Photo: Ros Wills

1 December 2017

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28 November 2017

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25 October 2017

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, 25 October 2017. Photo: Alan Finney

19 September 2017

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27 August 2017

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25 August 2017

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22 August 2017

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17 August 2017

Drilling begins and first well spudded. DrillOrDrop report

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12 August 2017

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10 August 2017

Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 10 August 2017. Photo: Katrina Lawrie

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9 July 2017

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2 July 2017

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13 June 2017

Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, 13 June 2017. Photo: Ros Wills

12 June 2017

Slideshow photos below: From drone video by Lady Bones

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Slideshow photos below: Ros Wills

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31 May 2017

Slideshow photos below: Frack Free Creators Knitting Nanas of Lancashire

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21 May 2017

Slideshow photos: Frack Free Creators Knitting Nanas of Lancashire

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14 May 2017

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26 April 2017

Slideshow photos: Frack Free Creators Knitting Nanas of Lancashire

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19 April 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

18 April 2017

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17 April 2017

Slideshow photos: Cheryl Atkinson

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10 April 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

7 April 2017

Photos: Frack Free Creators Knitting Nanas of Lancashire

4 April 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

3 April 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

15 March 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

26 February 2017

Photos below: Roseacre Awareness Group

23 February 2017

Photos below: Ros Wills

Slideshow photos: Cheryl Atkinson

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20 February 2017

Photos: Cheryl Atkinson

10 March 2017

Photos: Frack Free Creators Knitting Nannas of Lancashire

15 February 2017

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6 February 2017

Photo: Ros Wills

18 January 2018

Photos: Ros Wills

13 January 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

6 January 2017

Photos: Ros Wills

24 February 2016

Blimp balloon in red circle marks to of the rig. Installed for the site visit during the public inquiry. Photo: DrillOrDrop

8 September 2015

Photo: DrillOrDrop

Photo: DrillOrDrop