Why it works

It might look like it’s been lifted from the darkest dreams of J R R Tolkien or George R R Martin, but even if you don’t have alliterative middle names, this strange world at the northernmost tip of SKYE is a place to inspire fantasy.

The connection between nature and creativity comes in many forms. Here, artists, writers and musicians talk about the different ways in which they take inspiration from the outdoors - and share the places that fuel their imagination

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

Jim Perrin raises our anticipation for the coming season, recalling the gleaming, glittering challenges of winter climbing in the Cairngorms

The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Landscapes category

How to offset a drab and grey sky, with Kevin Winter