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HOW TO CATCH A MOLE

It’s not often you meet a molecatcher, let alone read their story. Marc Hamer’s uplifting writings shed some light on the velvety creatures burrowing beneath our countryside.

RRP: £12.99 (Harvill Secker)

WORKING WITH NATURE

Environmentalist Jeremy Purseglove shares the many ways in which we can carefully harvest the earth’s fruits, whether it’s cocoa farming in Trinidad or apple-picking in Kent.

RRP: £14.99 (Profile Books)

TIME SONG: SEARCHING FOR DOGGERLAND

Using a combination of memoir, verse and story, Julia Blackburn tells the story of the huge plain that once connected the east of England with mainland Europe. RRP: £25.99 (Vintage Publishing)