This masterwork is the culmination of over thirty years’ work by Britain’s – possibly the world’s – authority on mushrooms. It’s the essential illustrated mycological encyclopaedia. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says, ‘it’s the best mushroom book I know’. Know your 'oyster' from your 'chanterelle.'

The ultimate tool for learning about and identifying mushrooms! Also ideal for networking with fellow mushroom hunters. This app contains over 1,600 species, with 3,000 high quality pictures and is backed by the best (and most charismatic) man-about mushrooms in the business, Roger Phillips.

Fill up your basket with edible mushrooms in Wales! Go on a mushroom hunt or a ‘fungi foray’ in Rhayader where they run days of mushroom hunting, with lunch and tasting sessions on weekends through September, until mid-October. Then rustle up a wild mushroom paté or risotto with your findings.

Britain’s — possibly the world’s — only residential library. It runs 'Sleeping with Books' breaks for reading, writing or simply relaxing in peace and quiet. One review said, it’s a place “to recover from this mad world”. Something like 300 published books have been worked on at the library.

Visit this website to get a healthy dose of Midcentury Furniture. Modern Shows pop up at Midcentury destinations, like Erno Goldfinger’s Haggerston School for Girls with its compelling, angular brickwork. At places like this, they then sell sculptural wooden furniture, intriguing lights & all sorts.

This site exclusively lists properties for sale, and to rent, by the water – whether that’s a marina, the sea, a river or a lake. They have over 25-years’ experience and, as they preach on their website, ‘have all the expertise and knowledge to help you fulfil your waterside dream’.

A long-awaited sequel to the exceptional ‘Small Victories’. The ultimate cookbook to unite friends around a kitchen table. Brimming with useful tips on making thrifty food choices and extremely useful ‘It’s Me Again’ recipes – helping make the most out of leftovers! Plus, mouth-watering photography.

The dulcet notes of Dame Emma Thompson, make her the perfect voice for an audiobook of Jane Austen’s 'Emma'. Before she began writing, Jane Austen wrote, ‘I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like' and thus introduces the handsome, clever, rich - & flawed - Emma Woodhouse'.

If the prospect of longer, darker nights fills the soul with dread as we wade ever deeper into Autumn, then bolster your defences now by purchasing greenery in bulk! Crocus.co.uk will make for a more spritely winter. It has an excellent range of leafy, verdant houseplants to set you on your way.

Here’s a book of Grown-Up Recipes for a Childhood Classic – a great grilled cheese directory. Fifty chef-created recipes—some classic, some boundary pushing—for America’s best-loved sandwich, the grilled cheese. It spans both common & elevated ingredients like brie, poppy seed bread & smoked salmon.

Whether you want a thatched cottage, a medieval manor house or any other type of historic home, this search engine can help.

The ultimate chilli manual for chefs with a taste for ‘the heat’. The book is organized by heat level on the infamous Scoville scale. It offers advice on how to identify, grow and prepare them. It is not only a go-to reference but also a work of art with beautiful vibrant, spicy iillustrations.

If you’re ever stumped about what on earth to get a friend as a congratulatory note or a thank you – this could be the one. A personalised bottle of red, white of rosé. 750ml of your tipple of choice with a bespoke label wittering on about … anything you like!

Known as ‘BISH’ for short this website cuts out the tatter of regular homes and only lists the ‘Statelys’. If money is no object, this is the place for you. With manicured, striped lawns, topiary, bird life and water fountains that frame mansions. Much to oggle at.

See Red Deer, Exmoor Ponies and neck-jerking birdlife (kestrels, buzzards, herons and kingfishers!) on an Exmoor Safari with Andrew Turner, an Exmoor native born and bred, whose family has farmed the land there for over 200 years. The safaris are by Land Rover and last just under four hours.

It might be many people's dream to live in a converted church. Have a peruse of the website for ideas. The Church of England sells off around 20 “closed churches” each year, but fails to list prices on their website. Well worth a gander for the sought after 'ideal home'.

An alternative place to find your future home. If you know that modern is your desired aesthetic and don’t want to waste time scampering around the wrong sites, make The Modern House the HQ for your property search.

Laura makes papercut portraits and they’re utterly charming. She does all kinds of things – custom-made paper cut couples, families, houses, characters from literature … and perhaps my very favourite – a papercut person in a hanging frame..

Have your beloved pet – dog or cat – embroidered on to a sweatshirt, jacket, pillow or anything else… It is quite pricey, sweatshirts cost £120, but they are ‘lovingly’ made by Carol Tai in East London and must take a great deal of time. They are pretty hilarious and have a 2-week turn around.