Viridis environmental gift guide
Gifts for your environmentally conscious friends and family.
Looking for the perfect environmental gift for your loved ones this Christmas?
From adventure-loving friends to future-zoologist kids, this is your guide to the gifts they’ll love.
For the person that doesn’t want anything
Not all gifts need to be a material item. If you’re shopping for someone who doesn’t want any more ‘stuff’, or if you’re looking to save money and consume less, why not try one of these gift ideas?
A helping hand
Offer to help out for an afternoon with anything they need - gardening, moving house, or maybe a DIY project.
Cost: Free
Baked goods
Bake them their favourite treats using items you already have in your cupboards, or visit your local refill shop to buy your ingredients for a zero-waste bake. You could also follow a vegan recipe, reducing the carbon footprint of your gift further.
Cost: Flexible
National Trust gift experience
Gifting an experience is a great idea - these National Trust gift experiences are great for anyone who loves exploring the countryside, walking along the coast, or visiting historic sites. The money you spend on your gift will help conserve the natural and historic sites cared for by the National Trust.
Cost: £50
Available from: National Trust
Photo credit: Kew Gardens
For the nature lover
Bee Seedball Box
Cost: £3.50
Available from: Peace With The Wild
Tree Families: a Botanical Card Game
Collect all the different component parts of a tree – leaf, flower and fruit – plus the tree itself, to form a tree family in this game based on Happy Families.
Cost: £12.99
Available from: Kew Gardens
Photo credit: thepuzzlenerds.com
Butterfly tea towel
Cost: £15
Available from: The Wildlife Trusts
Around the World in 50 Plants puzzle
Cost: £20
Available from: Waterstones
Bat detector
Cost: £80
Available from: RSPB
For the birdwatcher
Photo credit: RSPB
RSPB guide to bird song
This book and CD combine to create an RSPB-endorsed sound guide to more than 100 songs and calls of 65 garden, woodland and farmland birds.
Cost: £16.99
Available from: RSPB
Garden birdwatchers puzzle book
Puzzle book covering a variety of topics, from the garden environment, to bird nesting, biology and migration, and including a colour section to test bird identification.
Cost: £16.99
Available from: RSPB
Birdsong clock
Cost: £22
Available from: RSPB
Nest box camera
Cost: £160
Available from: RSPB
For the outdoorsy one
Photo credit: National Trust
All weather field notebook
Cost: £9.99
Available from: Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Merino wool hiking socks
Cost: £10–£50 - we found these ones for £24
Available from: Cotswold Outdoor
National Trust great british walkies
A guide book of dog-friendly walks in the UK.
Cost: £14.99
Available from: National Trust
Water bottle with filter straw
Cost: £50
Available from: Cotswold Outdoor
Photo Credit: Leoni Fretwell
For the bookworm
Viridis magazine print editions
Cost: £10
Available from: the Viridis magazine shop
Wilding by Isabella Tree
Cost: £10.99
Available from: Knepp
Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
Cost: £10.99
Available from: Waterstones
Brilliant Maps in the Wild
Cost: £20
Available from: Waterstones
For the zero-waste champion
Their favourite snacks from your local zero-waste or refill shop
Cost: Flexible
Shampoo bar
Cost: £4.50
Available from: Guilt Free Soapery
Eco Living Kitchen Kit
Cost: £21.55
Available from: Peace With The Wild
Save our ocean tote bag
Cost: £15
Available from: The Wildlife Trusts
Reusable portable barbecue
Cost: £50
Available from: Regatta
For the little nature lover
Photo credit: Cotswold Outdoors
An Anthology of Our Extraordinary Earth
Cost: £20
Available from: Waterstones
Den kit
Cost: £45
Available from: Cotswold Outdoor