MUDLARKING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS Please read this if you are - TopicsExpress



          

MUDLARKING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS Please read this if you are thinking of going mudlarking. I think it is important to promote responsible mudlarking and safety. Mudlarking is a great way to while away an afternoon, but it is not without its dangers, restrictions and moral responsibilities. If you are intending to take a trip down to the river please read this, look after our heritage and take care! Apart from some common sense (tell someone where youre going, wear sensible clothing, watch out for deep mud, keep an eye on your escape routes, wash your hands afterwards and carry your mobile phone with you), the PLA (Port of London Authority) have a few rules and regulations you must follow. Basically, anyone can walk along the foreshore and conduct an eyes only search without disturbing the foreshore, but there are some prohibited areas. This is my preferred method of search, once youve got your eye in theres plenty you can find with a sharp eye. If you want to dig, scrape or even move a stone, you need a permit from the PLA. A Standard permit allows you to dig up to a depth of 7.5cm and a Mudlark permit allows you to dig up to 1.2m, but you have to meet certain conditions to get one. Please note, even with a standard permit, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISTURB THE FORESHORE IN ANY WAY ON THE NORTH SHORE BETWEEN MILLENNIUM BRIDGE AND LONDON BRIDGE – the Queenhithe area in particular is becoming very popular with visitors and new mudlarks so it’s important that everyone that the restrictions are there to protect our valuable heritage. Queenhithe is also one of a number of designated scheduled monuments along the foreshore, which means you are NOT allowed to remove anything from it – the PLA and the police do keep an eye on it so please don’t embarrass your self by ignoring the rules. It goes with saying that any objects you find which could be of archaeological interest must be reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer at the Museum of London. I personally don’t believe in trading history for financial gain and happily a good number of other mudlarks do it for the lost hours, their love of history and the thrill of the find, I hope you’ll be one of those mudlarks too! See mudlarking maps at the PLA website: https://pla.co.uk/Environment/Metal-Detecting-and-Digging-on-the-Thames-Foreshore
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:50:37 +0000

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