At this time of year, the earth’s floor has a bounty of delights, if you know where to look. If you don’t, visit a farmers’ market to get your mitts on a host of wild mushrooms, says Tom Norrington - Davies.

You’d be hard - pressed to find a leaner and more free-range meat than game, so visit your supermarket or butcher and try Tom Norrington - Davies’ flavoursome autumnal dishes.

October is the last month you can eat mackerel in season. Seek out this tasty, eye-catching, health-boosting fish and fill up using some of our delicious recipes.

Unceremoniously shoved to one side for a while by rocket and those fancy-Dan micro-greens, watercress is back in pole position.

These mushrooms are the kings of the forest floor. Their unrivalled flavour intensifies dramatically when dried. Italians prize them, partly because they go a lot further and because the season – September to October – is so short.