NEED A PERMIT!!

[Goldstrike]

[size=large][size=large]Having found a ton of mixed mostly old and some new coins and some relics in an English park, 2 Park 'Rangers' came up to me and asked if I had a permit to metal detect? It turns out that I had to apply for one, no problem. When I did apply, (within the hour), the answer was.... "The City Council does not allow metal detecting or issue any metal detecting permits in any of their parks" ...so.....I had to go out in the country to md.!!! I guess a few m.d.'s did a shabby job in digging before from what I gathered from the Rangers comments which spoilt it for future metal detectorists...don't you just hate it when you hear that!!!......The above pic shows just a portion of some of those coins![/size][/size]

 

[SEMPERFI61]

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[leslie]

Unfortunatley the County Councils in the U K ( Bye Laws ) do not allow anyone to disturb or dig on any Council owned land.

I have never heard of any permits that allow you to use a Metal Detector in any of the parks in the U K.

I live near a park that is over two hundred years old, but it is a no-no for detectorists.

Like you say it's a pain in the BUTT.

 

[Goldstrike]

[size=medium]Leslie, they say ignorance is bliss! I actually was not aware that all the parks were off limits to metal detectorists there in the UK! It has to be really frustrating, living next to a 200 year old park, knowing there are so many old and valuable coins, jewellery and relics etc; in the ground just waiting!! I guess you just have to metal detect the fields when you can get permission to do that (which I've heard is very difficult) and the beaches. Are there any restrictions about detecting the beaches? We are very lucky in the U.S. that we have so much land and sites to detect![/size]

 

[geordiefred]

Yes I'm afraid there is but you can apply for a foreshore permit on-line & then print it off, this lasts for a year and does not cover anything past the foreshore ie on the sea bed. Separate permission is needed for that and also the river Thames foreshore which comes under the Port of London authority for mudlarkers as they are called. So all in all pretty strict over here in the UK

 

[Goldstrike]

[size=large]Thanks geordiefred! Wow....I really did not realise it was so restrictive there but so long as you can actually get a permit and metal detect the beaches...that's ok!![/size]

 

[MIssouri Secessionist]

To hunt in Missouri State Parks, you do need a permit and it must be kept on your person all the while that you are detecting in the park. It specifically states which parks that you can hunt, and it is pretty much confined to the public beaches. You should contact the local site manager and become informed as to which locations you may detect.

That said, you can apply online, and the folks at Missouri's DNR are really nice about it all. I had mined emailed to me within minutes.