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Dramatic_Hammer
Fascinating decking removal update. Borrowed a corded drill from neighbour. Lots of torque but all too easy to round off the inside of the square drive decking screws. After doing this a couple of times I found it easier to do the first two turns with a manual screwdriver (often after scraping away a load of crap to find the screw head) before going over the rest with the drill.
About 1/3 of the way through the top layer. I've done 9 of the 31 slats although I'll leave everything supporting the shed alone for now (the garden bloke can deal with that when he gets round to our job; raised beds in, concrete pad for new shed, paving to replace decking, new lawn.) Once the top layer is gone I can borrow a circular saw and chop up the joists. Then pile it all up and await the local tip taking wood (they're only taking household waste/recycling and garden waste and this won't count).
Some shots of before, various rotten boards, during and as I left it tonight, plus the bucket of ~250 screws I've removed so far.