The Soil Searchers - Metal Detecting Group

Founded in 2016, The Soil Searchers run day digs and full weekends across Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Their approach is deliberate: keep attendance low and the acreage high, so you get a proper day's metal detecting without fighting for space on a crowded field.

Members' finds have made it into detecting magazines, and the group keeps securing fresh land. To book onto a dig you'll need to register as a member through their website first.

Thinking of joining? Get in touch with the club directly using the links here — and if you're still choosing your first metal detector, sort that before your first dig.

Map shows the club's approximate home area (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire), not a dig site or meeting venue. Contact the club for exact details.