The amazing world of Country-Eye, with its thousands of pictures and text showing wildlife and open spaces, human history and earth history in detail began life nearly 30 years ago. Brian Webster and the late George Wood saw the need to bring nature and the great outdoors closer to people as an aid to helping planet earth come to terms with naked human exploitation. For how can our fellows learn how to respect and value nature in all its magnificent variety unless they are shown it in closeup We at Country-Eye bring you pictures as diverse as butterflies and buttercups, birds and mammals, reptiles, frogs, toads and fishes, bugs, moths, orchids and countless other species. Along with photos of this land, shaped by earth, wind, rain, fire, and other unseen but relentless pressures. Most of all, in this crowded land, human history shaped its past, continues to shape it now and will do so in the future. As long ago as 1968 Brian was giving WEA courses on `Man & His Environment', alerting folk to the dangerous course that big business and big government was leading us along. Long before guided countryside walks became the fashion Brian & George were holding forays into the Midlands' lanes, fields, woodland, and wetlands, interpreting nature and the countryside for their clients.

Need an image of a beautiful bird, dragonfly, flower, perhaps a glowing sunset or snow scene to convey your message? We have them all and more in our searchable database, with new pictures being added daily. Make Country-Eye your first call for all your natural world images. A church or castle, maybe a village street lined with thatched cottages built of glowing local stone. The satanic mills of our industrial past, windmills, water mills, thousand year-old trees and hedgerows, spectacular landscapes, ancient trackways, you will find them all at Country-Eye.

We have recently been able to add historic pictures of village and town life, and the countryside dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. These are now available for you to use. Fascinating details from times long past. From the south coast via England, Scotland, and Wales, even continental Europe, Canada, and the USA, our library holds a broad canvas of images for you to choose from. You may be looking for pictures for a magazine, for advertising, for educational material, or just for your own personal use. Talk to us about your needs and we at Countrry-Eye will do our best to find you that elusive special image, and because we are a small, ethically-based company we feel sure you will find our prices surprisingly reasonable.

Brian Webster began his continuing career in nature and environment nearly 40 years ago. Before that voluntary sector involvement included work with Northamptonshire Natural History Society, Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The latter he served as the first Northamptonshire County Representative. Meanwhile he was developing semi-professional strands to his career as speaker on all aspects of nature and conservation, both independently and tutoring courses for the WEA. As a writer in those days he had hundreds of articles published in the popular natural history press. His first professional post was as a fishing warden at Anglian Water's trout fishery at Pitsford reservoir in Northamptonshire. This was followed by a spell in Gloucestershire where he supervised the development of the 240acre Robinswood Hill Country Park. Here he saw the setting up of the Friends of Robinswood Hill, arising out of a one-time protest group called the Robinswood Hill Protection Committee. Also the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust established its headquarters within the country park on his initiative. His final job was at the Northampton Museums where he took charge of the natural sciences collections. This included internationally important collections of fossils, minerals, and rocks formed by Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquis of Northampton, Beeby Thompson, Walter Drawbridge Crick, Samuel Sharp, and others. He was involved in the rediscovery and rescue of the John Downes herbarium of pressed Great Britain and Ireland plants. Throughout he has continued with his teaching and speaking career. For several years he contributed a weekly nature talk to the 'Country Air' programme on BBC Radio Northampton.