Lara Maiklem moved from her family's farm to London in the 1990s and has been mudlarking along the River Thames for fifteen years. She now lives with her family on the Kent coast within easy reach of the river, which she visits as regularly as the tides permit. Her first book, Mudlarking, was a critically aclaimed bestseller. Twitter: @LondonMudlark / Instagram: @london.mudlark

Enchanting ... In fact, I am quite tempted to join Maiklem on the riverbed looking for treasure

Lara Maiklem moved from her family's farm to London in the 1990s and has been mudlarking along the River Thames for fifteen years. She now lives with her family on the Kent coast within easy reach of the river, which she visits as regularly as the tides permit. Her first book, Mudlarking, was a critically aclaimed bestseller. Twitter: @LondonMudlark / Instagram: @london.mudlark

Enchanting ... In fact, I am quite tempted to join Maiklem on the riverbed looking for treasure

Lara Maiklem moved from her family's farm to London in the 1990s and has been mudlarking along the River Thames for fifteen years. She now lives with her family on the Kent coast within easy reach of the river, which she visits as regularly as the tides permit. Her first book, Mudlarking, was a critically aclaimed bestseller. Twitter: @LondonMudlark / Instagram: @london.mudlark

Enchanting ... In fact, I am quite tempted to join Maiklem on the riverbed looking for treasure