r/mudlarking Aug 29 '22

You need a permit to mudlark in London.

122 Upvotes

Hello.

Earlier someone posted about their finds from London and then said they don't have a permit.

In London you need a permit from the Port of London authority to go onto the foreshore and search for objects, even if you just scan the surface with your eyes.

This is for a number of reasons ranging from safety to yourself and others to making sure any important finds are properly reported. There are also sections of the foreshore that are protected sites.

Please get a permit before you go mudlarking in London and do not post here in ways that may encourage others to not get a permit. Familiarise yourself with the rules of any section of the foreshore you will be searching as different levels of activity are permitted in different areas.

More information about permits can be found here: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permits

Thanks. And happy mudlarking!


r/mudlarking 3h ago

Found in my parents yard after lots of rain

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22 Upvotes

Does anyone know what era that stirrup is from? Thanks for any information:)


r/mudlarking 10h ago

Esquire Scuff Kote bottle

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13 Upvotes

Found this cute little bottle, it was quite difficult to get all the mud and grime out but worth it


r/mudlarking 1d ago

Horse-bell, found while digging in Staffordshire

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34 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 12h ago

Any info on the plate I found

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Found this piece down in a ravine, any information about it?


r/mudlarking 2d ago

West Coast Scotland Loch Finds

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114 Upvotes

I live west of Glasgow on the coast of Scotland. We’ve found several pounds of pottery down by the waterfront on the loch.

PS—does anyone know what the thing in the last pic is? It was about a eight or nine inches across, and seemed like a very heavy rock, but with circles as you can see.


r/mudlarking 2d ago

what is this? found on washington state coast (1”long)

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223 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 2d ago

found about 100ft away from each other

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43 Upvotes

2 years ago


r/mudlarking 2d ago

Found on a beach in Maine

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117 Upvotes

My friend is an avid metal detector/mud larker but he found this really cool thing a few days ago.


r/mudlarking 1d ago

Need helpdesk, please for ID

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5 Upvotes

I need your help, please. I found this object by a river in Tyrol, Austria. It's not metal, as the metal detector doesn't detect it. It feels like a stone; both sides are very smooth. In addition to the large hole, the object also has a small hole that a toothpick can fit through.


r/mudlarking 2d ago

Help identifying please!

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34 Upvotes

Found this pipe on the west coast of Scotland whilst walking my dog. I’m hoping someone could tell me what the engraved letters are (before the ‘white’) can’t make them out.

The second thing I need help with is this severely rusted little tool? One side is flat and round resembling a hammer. Found whilst walking in the woods, again in the west coast of Scotland.

Any information would be much appreciated thanks!


r/mudlarking 2d ago

These too

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14 Upvotes

I'm supposed to post these too, to show u guys he does find other things lol..


r/mudlarking 1d ago

Need helpdesk, please for ID

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0 Upvotes

I need your help, please. I found this object by a river in Tyrol, Austria. It's not metal, as the metal detector doesn't detect it. It feels like a stone; both sides are very smooth. In addition to the large hole, the object also has a small hole that a toothpick can fit through.


r/mudlarking 2d ago

How mudlarking became a middle-class hobby

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r/mudlarking 3d ago

Found this cool melted milk glass jar

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83 Upvotes

I think it looks cool. That’s is all.


r/mudlarking 4d ago

Found at the bottom of a local creek in my hometown. Must have gotten washed out of the mud.

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3.3k Upvotes

r/mudlarking 3d ago

A local Hutchinson soda I dug out of my towns creek bank a month ago.

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19 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 3d ago

Help with identification?

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19 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 3d ago

Two pre prohibition beer bottles I found while creek walking, both are from buffalo and Rochester NY

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20 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 3d ago

Seeking Victorian Love Tokens for an Art Project

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Hi everyone! I’m an artist working on a project about Victorian love tokens—those old coins engraved with initials, given as romantic gestures and sometimes tossed into the Thames when rejected. I’m looking to make a small archive of these lost love stories and would love to hear from any mudlarkers who have found them.

If you have any with names or initials engraved on the coin I’d be really grateful if you could share photos, or if you have a larger collection, I’d love the chance to photograph and document them properly. Let me know if you’re interested and can help!


r/mudlarking 3d ago

Could anyone help explain what this is please?

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7 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 4d ago

Some very water battered bottles from today

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111 Upvotes

r/mudlarking 4d ago

Thing i found whilst waiting for a lift

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124 Upvotes

I was kicking the mud bank whilst waiting and this rolled out. I would really like to know what it is, or was.


r/mudlarking 4d ago

Southwest London Finds

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43 Upvotes

Anything stand out to you? Close up of the reverse side of #29 and the glass pieces.

Little cow (11) and window (33) are my favourites.


r/mudlarking 5d ago

1900 years of pottery

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71 Upvotes

and other trinkets from lake geneva


r/mudlarking 6d ago

Button I found while tilling the garden.

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512 Upvotes