Just starting out...and rather than pick a likely looking field and knock on 
the door of the nearest farm house, if I have a certain area in mind (which 
I do), how do I find out who owns it?  Is it just a matter of asking around 
until I find out?  And what's the position regarding land owned by the 
national trust?  A complete non-starter, or subject to individual 
conditions?

All help appreciated - yes, I've read the code of conduct, which is why I'm 
asking this in advance rather than just shoving the kit in the boot of the 
car and heading off!

Cheers,

Tony

I asked the National Trust for access to one of the beaches and there was no
problem as long as I kept off the dunes. I asked them in the same letter
about access to their land and was told under no circumstances could i go
landward. you might have better luck in your area though.

Oh, and hey all, quiet here, good to see youre still around Jim, revvy, dan
H and a few new names.

Lee
(Woodland boy)



"Tony Buckley"  wrote in message
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> Just starting out...and rather than pick a likely looking field and knock
on
> the door of the nearest farm house, if I have a certain area in mind
(which
> I do), how do I find out who owns it?  Is it just a matter of asking
around
> until I find out?  And what's the position regarding land owned by the
> national trust?  A complete non-starter, or subject to individual
> conditions?
>
> All help appreciated - yes, I've read the code of conduct, which is why
I'm
> asking this in advance rather than just shoving the kit in the boot of the
> car and heading off!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
>
>

I understood that the area of beach or foreshore between the high and low
tide levels belonged to the Crown.  In which case the NT can neither allow
nor deny you permission . . .

Roger


"Lee Davison"  wrote in message
news:dtikab$h6q$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> I asked the National Trust for access to one of the beaches and there was
no
> problem as long as I kept off the dunes. I asked them in the same letter
> about access to their land and was told under no circumstances could i go
> landward. you might have better luck in your area though.
>
> Oh, and hey all, quiet here, good to see youre still around Jim, revvy,
dan
> H and a few new names.
>
> Lee
> (Woodland boy)
>
>
>
> "Tony Buckley"  wrote in message
> news:FGIKf.42693$K42.11467@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
> > Just starting out...and rather than pick a likely looking field and
knock
> on
> > the door of the nearest farm house, if I have a certain area in mind
> (which
> > I do), how do I find out who owns it?  Is it just a matter of asking
> around
> > until I find out?  And what's the position regarding land owned by the
> > national trust?  A complete non-starter, or subject to individual
> > conditions?
> >
> > All help appreciated - yes, I've read the code of conduct, which is why
> I'm
> > asking this in advance rather than just shoving the kit in the boot of
the
> > car and heading off!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
>
>

....
>I understood that the area of beach or foreshore between the high and low
> tide levels belonged to the Crown.  In which case the NT can neither allow
> nor deny you permission . . .


Quite true, but they pull clever stunts like classing the beach as a nature 
reserve.
This effectively makes it impossible to dig anything up.

Try telling that to every 5 year old with a bucket and spade though !

Hi Lee by the way !!!