Sunrise over Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales

Creative studioSedbergh, CumbriaEst. 2014

Brand, web and aerial work you can rely on.

We make websites, brand identities, photography, film and aerial surveys.

Fierce Media is a creative studio in Sedbergh. We design and build websites, shape brands, take photographs and fly commercial drone surveys for businesses across the Lakes and Dales.

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  • GVC qualified
  • Operational authorisation, current
  • Commercial insurance, current
  • Former drone officer, LDSAMRA
  • BA (Hons) Illustration
  • Fixed-price quotes
  • Independent since 2014
How we work

The boring bits, done properly.

Fixed quotes

The price we quote is the price you pay. No hidden fees and no surprises on the invoice.

Deadlines kept

Give us your date and we work to it. A big launch, a trade show or a season opening, it goes in the plan from the start.

See it before you commit

A homepage mock-up within about fourteen days. If the design is not right, you do not move forward and you do not pay.

Insured and authorised

Drone work flown by a GVC-qualified pilot, with current operational authorisation and commercial insurance.

Services

Everything your business needs to look the part.

One studio for the website, the brand, the photography and the aerial work, so everything looks like it belongs to the same business.

  • J S Winder logo on a dark textured surface

    Logos, colour, type and illustration, drawn by an illustration graduate, so signs, menus, vans and social posts all look like the same business.

    Priced to the jobAbout brand identity

  • The J S Winder website shown on a desktop display

    Hand-coded, mobile-first websites and online shops. Quick to load, easy to update and set up to be found by the people searching for you.

    Brochure sites from £895Online shops from £5,000About web design

    • Managed hosting
    • SSL certificate
    • Business mailboxes
    • Direct support

    Managed hosting, SSL, business mailboxes and direct support from the people who built your site.

    Care plans from £750 a yearAbout care plans

  • Snow and light across Wild Boar Fell

    Landscape, place and product photography and film for your website, print and social.

    Priced to the jobAbout photography and film

  • Aerial view of Smardale Viaduct with a rope-access worker on the arch

    Insured, authorised drone photography, film, inspections and surveys, flown by a GVC-qualified pilot.

    Packages from £495See packagesAbout drone services

  • Inside the J S Winder tool and plant hire shop

    Content and campaigns that bring your brand to the people you want to reach, built from photography and design made for your business.

    Quoted to scope

Selected work

Local businesses we look after.

From construction and hire to farms, salons and mountain rescue. Every project starts with the same plan and ends with a site, a brand or an image set the client is proud to use.

The J S Winder yard with yellow dumpers and diggers outside the depot
The J S Winder website on a desktop display
Inside the J S Winder tool and plant hire shop
Featured client

J S Winder.

An extensive re-brand and an executive-style website with a balanced, minimal feel. Quality photography of the products and the premises draws visitors in and invites them to explore the full range of services. Since launch in 2020 the new identity has raised the company's profile across tool and plant hire.

Client
J S Winder Ltd
Industry
Construction, tool and plant hire
Services
Brand identity, web design, hosting, location photography, social media

“Working with Alex was an absolute pleasure! He brought care, clarity, and creative depth to every step of the process. His thoughtful approach not only gave us a brand identity we are proud of but also helped us better understand how we want to show up in the world.”

Jason Winder, J S Winder Ltd
The Alchemist homepage on a desktop screen, with the logo over a dark alchemy-themed banner
The same homepage on a phone
The Alchemist logo lockup with the line Mind, Body, Spirit on a dark background
Branded Alchemist mug, sun screen bottle and black T-shirt
Case study

The Alchemist.

A natural health consultancy and shop. We designed the identity first, then built the website, the shop and the branded products around it.

  • Identity. A flask-in-a-peak mark with dark, light and icon versions, a tagline lockup and banner artwork for the site.
  • Website. Six service pages, a shop with 27 product pages, a 12-article journal and a contact page, all on one look.
  • Products. Mugs, T-shirts, hoodies, soap, sun lotion and oils, designed and mocked up for sale.
  • Care. A full review in October 2026: contact form, local search markup, legal pages, a cookie notice and lighter, faster pages.
Client
The Alchemist
Industry
Natural health consultancy and shop
Services
Brand identity, web design, shop, product design, ongoing updates
  • Crystal healing
  • Diet and nutrition
  • Herbal medicine
  • Homeopathy
  • Meditation
  • Tarot reading
Alpha Roofing Kendal business cards on slate

Alpha Roofing Kendal

Brand identity · Web design

High Thorn Farm tri-fold brochure on a dark surface

High Thorn Farm

Brand identity · Web design

Illustrated It's a Dog's Life logo of a dog asleep between two people in bed

It’s A Dog’s Life

Brand identity · Web design

Headonism Hair Studio logo over a portrait

Headonism

Brand identity · Illustration

Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue team members on ropes at a church tower

Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue

Brand identity · Photography and video

A drone in flight above moorland at dusk

Drone and UAS photography

Aerial · Photography

A green fell valley under broken cloud

Landscape photography

Photography

Showing all work

Aerial

Flown by the pilot who set up a regional rescue drone service.

GVC-qualified, with fleet management experience, current authorisation and insurance. Careful planning, clean images, and a licence that covers how you will actually use them.

Qualification
GVC
Authorisation
Operational, current
Insurance
Commercial, current
Operator ID
GBR-OP-LPRXF9RKRMNM
Background
Primary pilot, LDSAMRA
Coastline and rocky islets seen from above at sunset
Full day · Recommended

Place and Brand

£895

  • 40 edited stills, ground and aerial
  • One 60 to 90 second film
  • Web and print licence
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Used for

  • Property and estates
  • Holiday lets and hospitality
  • Farms and land
  • Construction progress
  • Roof and building inspection
  • Venues and visitor attractions
Photography

Through the lens.

Autumn light on the fell at Cautley Spout
Cautley Spout
Aerial panorama of Glen More, a moorland valley with small lochs under broken cloud
Glen More, from the air
Mardale Head and the valley beyond
Mardale Head
Storm cloud over a rocky shoreline at dusk
Shoreline at dusk
A wrecked boat on the shore in black and white
Wreck, in monochrome
Coastline and rocky islets seen from above at sunset
Coastline from the air
Snow and light across Wild Boar Fell
Wild Boar Fell
Process

How a project runs.

A typical website takes six to ten weeks, and most of that is waiting for words and pictures. Send them early and it moves faster.

  1. Step 1

    Discovery

    We start with a meeting to learn how your business works and what you want it to achieve. A fixed quote follows.

    You get: a clear plan and price
  2. Step 2

    Design

    We design a mock-up of your homepage and send it within about fourteen days. You give feedback, and if it is not right you stop there.

    You get: a homepage mock-up
  3. Step 3

    Build and test

    We hand-code the site, then test it on phones, tablets and desktops until the look and the function are right.

    You get: a tested site
  4. Step 4

    Launch and care

    We take the site live and look after it, with hosting, SSL, mailboxes and support. Or we hand it over and leave you to it.

    You get: a live site and someone to call
Care plans

Hosting that helps you get found.

Every site we build can sit on a care plan. Start with hosting, then add search care and fresh imagery when you are ready.

Plan one

Essential

£750a year

  • Managed hosting
  • SSL certificate
  • Business mailboxes
  • Direct support from us
Ask about Essential
Plan two · Recommended

Growth

£1,350a year

  • Everything in Essential
  • Quarterly search and site health check
  • A plain-English report each quarter
  • Up to 2 hours of small edits each quarter
Ask about Growth
Plan three

Signature

£1,750a year

  • Everything in Growth
  • One Aerial Essentials half-day shoot every year
  • Fresh imagery for your site and profiles
Ask about Signature
Alex Barratt in a blue down jacket, standing in front of a frozen lake and snow-covered mountains
Alex Barratt, Fierce Media
About

The person you deal with.

Fierce Media is led by Alex Barratt, art director, illustrator and photographer. Alex grew up in the Lake District, holds a BA (Hons) in Illustration and set the studio up in 2014.

Alex spent five years with Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team and served as primary pilot and drone officer for LDSAMRA, setting up the region’s drone rescue service. Careful planning, calm decisions and clear communication come with that work, and they carry into every project.

You deal with Alex directly, from the first call to the final file.

Qualified
GVC, with fleet management experience
Rescue
Primary pilot and drone officer, LDSAMRA. Five years with Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team.
Trained
BA (Hons) Illustration
Studio
Independent since 2014

Where we work

  • Sedbergh
  • Kirkby Lonsdale
  • Kendal
  • Kirkby Stephen
  • Hawes
  • Ingleton
  • Settle
  • Windermere

Based in Sedbergh. Further afield, by arrangement.

Contact

Start a project.

A website, a shoot, a survey, or all three. Tell us what you need and we will come back with a clear price.

Phone
07539 943301
Studio
12 Showfield Gardens, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5FA

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