New Forest District Council told us it does not permit metal detecting on any of its land holdings unless it is part of an authorised and licensed archaeological investigation. Detecting in the New Forest National Park is also not permitted (handled by the National Park Authority).
"New Forest District Council do not permit metal detecting on any of our land holdings unless they form part of an authorised and licenced archaeological investigation."
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