Hope valley, peak district

There’s only one thing in nature that conjures the crisp, sharp beauty of the shoulder seasons for Nadia Shaikh ...

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

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

When I think of garden visiting, I think of walking through an enticing gate and gasping at the hazy, romantic abundance of midsummer at its soaring, delicately coloured loveliest. I think of sitting

In northern Iceland, Prima ’s Andrew Pye rediscovered his sense of adventure and calm, along with a dusting of snow-covered magic