The Severn and Avon valleys give Worcestershire solid detecting potential. Roman material from the Worcester (Vertis) area, medieval cathedral city estate land, and the Salt Way are all worth targeting.
FROM THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
Selected archaeological finds from the PAS records for Worcestershire.
ROMANAn incomplete, copper alloy, Roman Trumpet brooch dating to c. AD 75-175. Only the head and part of the bow remains. The pin, foot…
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Licence label and image metadata on the linked PAS record.
BRONZE AGEAn incomplete, copper alloy, middle to late Bronze Age spearhead dating to c. 1550-1150 BC.
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Licence label and image metadata on the linked PAS record.
Triassic Keuper Marl dominates – moderate preservation. River Severn and Avon terrace gravels are more productive. Malvern Hills granite is acidic. Limestone in the south near Evesham.
Severn and Avon valley arable farmland, fields along the Roman Salt Way, Evesham Vale farmland, northern Worcestershire arable
Roman coins and material near Worcester (Vertis), Iron Age Dobunni coins, medieval material from cathedral estate land, Bronze Age hoards in the Avon valley
Roman Worcester (Vertis) produces consistent material from hinterland fields. The Salt Way (prehistoric – medieval trading route) cuts across the county and is worth systematic targeting.
The Salt Way is a reliable detecting corridor that crosses the county – every field along it has seen human activity for millennia. Evesham Vale farmland is very accessible and productive.
You can detect on private land in Worcestershire with the landowner’s permission. You must avoid scheduled monuments, SSSIs and other protected sites. Joining a local club is the easiest way to reach permissioned land.
Yes. Metal detecting is legal in Worcestershire on land where you have the landowner’s permission, as long as you avoid protected sites and follow the law on reporting treasure and recording finds.
Worcestershire is covered by a Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer who records finds made by the public. See the FLO section on this page for contact details, or search finds.org.uk.
PAS lists 11,937 database records representing 20,980 recorded objects for Worcestershire, checked 2 November 2026. These are recorded entries rather than a count of every find made. The period and object-type categories shown in the PAS section are selected, incomplete lists.
Wyre Forest prohibits detecting at its managed nature reserves. Other Worcestershire council land has separate conditions.
PAS data from finds.org.uk. Last checked 2 November 2026.
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