[jonny956]

"2nd I don't know the regulations on this matter, but it should be quite simple actually. One should be relatively free to dig around, certainly on private property. If one comes across human remains, the authorities/military should be contacted and all digging stopped."

This is not so under UK law. The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 basically stipulates that all military aircraft remains, whether Axis or Allied, remain the property of UK Govt. It matters not that they are on private property. There are no such regulations in force here on the Continent and people can dig what they want, when they want.