Lara Maiklem is a licensed mudlark with over 20 years of experience searching the Thames. In 2019, she brought the ancient tradition of mudlarking vividly to life with her award winning, Sunday Times bestselling book, Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames, which recounted over 2,000 years of London history through the flotsam and jetsam of everyday objects washed-up on the river’s shore.

Her new book A Mudlarking Year follows the seasons through this most unique part of the city and delves even deeper into the mud.

Lara was made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 2020 for her work in bringing the Thames and its treasures to public attention.