Hi all, I've got permission to detect in a semi wooded area next to a village. I've been told that areas of it are overgrown and that there are numerous lakes. For the over grown areas I was thinking of taking a machete as well as my spade. Does anyone know if having a machete in the car is OK in te...

I knocked on a farmer's door today. A bit nerve racking as it was my first. A nice bloke he was. He said his farm had signed up to some government scheme where by he receives money from the government for protecting the countryside, or his bit of it at least. Unfortunately this scheme prohibits the ...

Here is the reply from my local council regarding detecting on their land or woodland. It was decent of them to reply in such detail with some positives at the end... I guess it's back to the allotment for now. ##################################################### There have been a few requests to m...

Thanks for the reply guys.
I'm feeling pretty confidant using the AT Pro now. I'm now in search of some land to go digging.

Ady....

Hi all, I've just about got the hang of my AT Pro. I need more practice in the PRO mode but feel confident in STD mode. My lawn has holes in it and the allotment yeilded a diecast toy car and a lump of lead but served well for practicing. Due to the amount of junk iron in the allotment I've settled ...

Hi everyone, I've been playing with my new and first MD and am trying to get to grips with to look for in the target ID. I found a nice stable ID of ~87 in the allotment. About 3" deep it was an aluminium die cast toy car. Question 1, is there any way of differentiating between aly and the 3 me...