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From Regency medicine men to the technicolour world of The Beatles, the history of psychedelic mushrooms is richer than we might expect, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

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If you’re planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

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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

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