Strange question Jane, i thought you knew me by now..i am sure you have asked me this before?..

i would only remove turf only after asking permission from the farmer, most cases its farms and farmers i deal with, due to the location of the carvings. The turf is removed, the panel recorded, photographs taken, turf replaced. The turf usually grows back very quickly. I have had one location where the owner himself with the aid of a chainsaw etc helped me clear the area around the carvings. The area still has tree cover, but the panel itself is exposed, for one reason, the owner wanted to leave it that way so that he could wander out of his house of an evening and admire the carvings.

i would like to think that no one would remove turf, weeds or whatever without asking first, then replacing the turf etc.

hope that answers your question Jane?

maybe you could email me.

Brian