These two small buttons were found on my very first permission almost exactly two years ago. They are simple buttons that would have originally had an wire loop to attach them to an item of clothing, these have long since corroded away leaving behind just the tombac button itself. Unusually […]
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Are you a metal detecting newbie? Are you new to the hobby and just thinking about taking up the hobby of metal detecting in the UK? If so then you probably have lots of questions to ask. Here we have taken the most common questions asked by beginners to metal […]
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Bob and myself had decided that we would go on an organised paid for dig one day on an upcoming weekend. This particular one was in Staffordshire. We had been on a few of their digs before and they were usually fairly good, with a good amount of decent land. […]
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It was a late spring day and Bob and I were metal detecting on a huge 20 acre field on a busy road junction. The field had been left in stubble across the winter by now and although the stubble was soft and partly decayed quite a bit of weed […]
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So you want to get started in metal detecting and just need some advice and guidance to get yourself started? Well you are in the right place because just a couple of years ago, I was where you are right now and I was looking for the same help. So […]
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It was a cold and wet Wednesday afternoon when I decided to put a few hours detecting in at one of my local permissions. This is one that hast a major A road running right through it, so 3 fields are on one side of the road and 6 fields […]
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Metal detecting is a hobby that combines the thrill of treasure hunting with a deep appreciation for history. Every outing holds the potential for an extraordinary discovery, and on one bright spring morning, that potential became a reality. This is the story of how I unearthed my biggest hammered silver […]
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“How to find the best places to go metal detecting” is a very different to “Where can you go metal detecting?” or “How do I get permission to go metal detecting?” I will cover those elsewhere. This is about how to pick the best spots to go metal detecting, you […]
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It was a chilly February morning when I set off for one of my favourite permissions. At it’s centre is the site of a medieval moated manor house, all that is left of it now is part of the moat. Where the house once stood is now just a paddock. […]
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It was a freezing cold snowy morning in December, but we had been looking forward to a days detecting so decided to give it a go anyway. We arrived at the location at around 10 in the morning, avoiding the freezing fog that had settled overnight. We parked up and […]
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