volcanic ash ?
Health and safety gone mad! Tried to go to Jersey VFR this afternnoon from South coast area. Severe clear blue skies for low level VFR traffic. Not a bit of ash to be seen.
They have closed the Zone not even S/VFR available, you can't even do circuits from the loacal Aero Club. Complete and utter overreaction for low level traffic in the UK FIR' s.