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Using metal detectors on Forestry England-managed land: policy note

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Alliance to Reduce Heritage Crime (ARCH)

Launched in 2011, the Alliance to Reduce Crime against Heritage (ARCH), is a voluntary national network which takes forward initiatives to tackle heritage crime and galvanise local action as part of the Heritage Crime Programme.

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Port of London Authority Thames foreshore permits

All the foreshore in the UK has an owner. Metal detecting, searching or digging is not a public right and as such it needs the permission of the landowner

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The Portable Antiquities Scheme

The Portable Antiquities Scheme is run by the British Museum and Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales to encourage the recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales

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Code of Practice for Responsible Metal Detecting in England & Wales

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Terms and Conditions for metal detecting on The Crown Estate foreshore

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