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The National Air Traffic Services Ltd (NATS) provides navigational warning bulletins and aerodrome information via it's Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) website. See: UK Daily Bulletin A8 - British Isles Navigation Warnings.
AIS Information Line
For royal flights, Red Arrows & temporary restricted airspace call: 0500 354802
Midweek Flying Notification Procedure

The notify midweek flying call RAF West Drayton on freephone 0800 515544 (Monday - Thursday 0700 to 2300; Friday - Sunday 0700 to 1700), or freefax 0500 300120, and give information in accordance with low-level Civil Aircraft Procedures (CANP). Full details of this service are in Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) 55/2001 Yellow 52 which is available from the AIS, or a copy can be obtained from the BHPA Office. The RAF then decide whether of not to issue a UKLB NOTAM. There have been, and probably will be again, occasions when a UKLB NOTAM is not issued.

This is not as daunting as it seems. You phone the number, preferably the evening before, and tell the helpful person on the other end of the phone where you intend to fly (site name and grid ref), between which hours and up to what height. They then call you back to confirm details and give to you a reference number. In all but the rarest instances, the RAF will issue a UKLB NOTAM accordingly.
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