Merseyside · beach metal detecting rules
Can you metal detect on Wirral beaches?
Not allowedWirral Council does not allow metal detecting on any of its land, and it says this includes the Wirral foreshore.
- Covers
- New Brighton, Wallasey, Leasowe, Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby, Dee estuary shore
- Watch out for
- Scheduled ancient monuments: detecting is illegal. Private land needs the landowner's written permission.
- What the source says
"the Council does not allow metal detecting on any of its land, including the Wirral foreshore"
- Source
- wirral.gov.uk/planning-and-building/built-conservation/archaeology
- Checked
- 8 Nov 2026
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