Buried treasure hope for Brexit farmers

 Farmers reliant on EU subsidies are plugging the funding gap caused by Brexit by inviting metal detectorists on land in the hope they find treasure.

Since the referendum, detecting clubs are finding it easier to gain access.

Mike Barker, who runs the Midweek Searchers, a metal detecting club, said: “Attitudes have definitely changed. Farmers might not get the grants they are used to. Now they might let you on to find some treasure and, if you do, they are made.” But Minette Batters, from the National Farmers Union, warned: “Farmers must be aware of restrictions which apply on land.”