In search of the paradise valley in search of the paradise valley

Transforming a damp bungalow into an eco-retreat in the dunes, Mitra Cvijanovic and Simon Fenn built their dream hideaway on the windswept Norfolk coast

Three people who have declared themselves to be a “lost African tribe” have set up home in woodlands near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, proclaimed it to be the “kingdom of Kubala”, and changed the

Borneo’s Mt Kinabalu is both a popular trekking destination and a spiritual site for the indigenous Dusun people who inhabit its foothills. Phoebe Smith sets out to climb the peak and learn more about its place in Dusun culture

There’s nothing like a good walk to blow the cobwebs away. Lisa Kjellsson experiences the power of pilgrimage in majestic Yorkshire surroundings

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

Fantasy author JRR Tolkien’s mythological Middle Earth takes inspiration from a number of places in Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. Tolkien frequently visited the Forest of Dean and its tempera