The countryside experience should be highly motivating for everyone, including visually-impaired visitors. Most sighted people rely on sight as their principal sense. Interpretation of countryside features developed specifically for the visually impaired can also be used to encourage sighted visitors to be more aware of their surroundings.

YOUNG NATURE Ecological Consultancy offers services which include specialised interpretation of the countryside for visually-impaired visitors.

Jane Young's ideas have been described as a "giant leap forward in our way of thinking about countryside interpretation" and she gained a Millennium Award for this work from The Royal Society and the British Association.

Provision for visually-impaired people is much more than improving access arrangements. Starting with animals, plants and their relationships, as well as countryside management practices, the practitioner needs not just an intimate knowledge of these countryside features but a deep understanding of what it is like to be unable to see. Jane has taught wildlife conservation to the visually-impaired and continues to work with them and with organisations which provide for them.

YOUNG NATURE services for visually-impaired people include:-