Please May I Research The History of Your Farm ( sussex )

poolfc

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Hello to all forum members. My name is Mark, I am 55 years old, and semi-retired. I have always taken a very keen interest in local history, and about 3 years ago stumbled into the hobby of metal detecting. This is a great hobby which helps to keep me active and affords me the opportunity to discover artefacts from the Roman times through to the 2nd world war. One of the biggest parts of the hobby is obtaining permission from farmers and landowner's who are kind enough to allow you access to their fields to detect on. One problem!! There are a very small minority who spoil this relationship with their irresponsible behaviour. This is extremely frustrating to the detectorist who behaves according to the hobbies rules and code of conduct. I am a member of both The Federation of Independent Detectorists and The National Council For Metal Detecting.Both bodies have very strict rules of code & conduct, and they also provide me with Public Liability Insurance. I currently have 2 small farms that I have permission to detect on, but they are only small and having visited them often over the last 3 years I tend to be walking over ground that I have already covered. Apart from finding historical artefacts which are always shown to the landowner to see if they would like them, I was actively involved in locating the crash site of a Blenheim Bomber which crashed in 1943. The reason for the search was in order for a commemorative plaque to be placed on the site prior to the construction of new houses. I have also located a farmers wedding band lost 15 years ago whilst harvesting. So as you can see it's not all about hunting for some hidden treasure that is going to make you wealthy, although this does occur, and many of the greatest archaeological finds of the last 20 years have been instigated in the first instance from a detectorists find. I am located in Arundel West Sussex, so ideally am looking for any farmer in Sussex who would consider allowing me access to their farm in order for me to pursue my hobby. I am more than willing to offer my services around the farm in return. I hope I have placed this post in the right section! Thank you for taking the time to read. If you would like further information either about me or my hobby don't hesitate to contact me. Regards, Markl
 

Robigus

Member
Hello to all forum members. My name is Mark, I am 55 years old, and semi-retired. I have always taken a very keen interest in local history, and about 3 years ago stumbled into the hobby of metal detecting. This is a great hobby which helps to keep me active and affords me the opportunity to discover artefacts from the Roman times through to the 2nd world war. One of the biggest parts of the hobby is obtaining permission from farmers and landowner's who are kind enough to allow you access to their fields to detect on. One problem!! There are a very small minority who spoil this relationship with their irresponsible behaviour. This is extremely frustrating to the detectorist who behaves according to the hobbies rules and code of conduct. I am a member of both The Federation of Independent Detectorists and The National Council For Metal Detecting.Both bodies have very strict rules of code & conduct, and they also provide me with Public Liability Insurance. I currently have 2 small farms that I have permission to detect on, but they are only small and having visited them often over the last 3 years I tend to be walking over ground that I have already covered. Apart from finding historical artefacts which are always shown to the landowner to see if they would like them, I was actively involved in locating the crash site of a Blenheim Bomber which crashed in 1943. The reason for the search was in order for a commemorative plaque to be placed on the site prior to the construction of new houses. I have also located a farmers wedding band lost 15 years ago whilst harvesting. So as you can see it's not all about hunting for some hidden treasure that is going to make you wealthy, although this does occur, and many of the greatest archaeological finds of the last 20 years have been instigated in the first instance from a detectorists find. I am located in Arundel West Sussex, so ideally am looking for any farmer in Sussex who would consider allowing me access to their farm in order for me to pursue my hobby. I am more than willing to offer my services around the farm in return. I hope I have placed this post in the right section! Thank you for taking the time to read. If you would like further information either about me or my hobby don't hesitate to contact me. Regards, Markl
http://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/not-looking-for-metal-detecting.15526/
 

poolfc

New Member
Sorry we are so far away, I would love to see what could be found on our farm, the house is circa 1650!
Hi Wendy, thank you for your reply. I have never visited Wales, perhaps I could take the family for a long weekend near you, it's only a 4 hour drive. I would be more than happy to be shown around your farm. Regards, Mark.
 

Robigus

Member
Hi Wendy, thank you for your reply. I have never visited Wales, perhaps I could take the family for a long weekend near you, it's only a 4 hour drive. I would be more than happy to be shown around your farm. Regards, Mark.
Mark if you read back through the postings on here you will see that there is a constant stream of people wanting metal detecting permission, preferably exclusive. Whilst many of these are genuine you will also see a stream of posts from people that have not had the best of experiences with random metal detectors. If you want permission I would start local and and get a word of mouth introduction. Best of luck.
 

poolfc

New Member
Thanks for all the comments! Unfortunately in my locality there are large estates with tenant farmers who I know but they are not allowed to have detectorists on their land! There are also a number of farms on national trust land, so again the same problem! I have tried approaching independant farmers, but judging from most of their reactions they don't seem to keen. I posted on this site in the hope that a farmer in Sussex might of been willing to meet me to discuss with me more about my hobby, and see that I am an honest and responsible person!
 

JCMaloney

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National Trust you have no hope, save your time.

However Estates are approachable if its done in the correct manner.
1.Write to the landowner, correct format etc. (Don`t copy & paste the standard letters!)
2.Prepare to meet their Land Agent who will want to see insurance, risk assessments & probably check your understanding of the various stewardship schemes (info & insurance available www.ncmd.co.uk )

It can be done..... I know ! ;)
 

poolfc

New Member
Unfortunately the landowner is a Duke! Being such an historical location that I live in their is a total ban on metal detecting! Hence the lack of opportunity!
 

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