posted by admin on Jun 18
Buy a lasting present this year!!
These days we are all a bit fed up with the whole ‘commercial’ present giving, and in recent years I - along with many others - have started offering alternative gifts to people. Something more useful or fun than your ordinary gift voucher or consumer, over-priced, over-packaged, action figure.
My gifts last year included a skiing lesson, binoculars and magnifying glass set for the nephew and a set of vegetable and herb seeds for my mums allotment.
Now this one is great - and cute - and good for the environment. It’s a baby duck!
According to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) - our wetland habitats are being destroyed faster than any other ecosystem resulting in a 41% decline in the birds found there! That is unbelievable really - as it’s not just the birds who benefit from the wetlands - it’s us too.
So, this year I am offering 2 of these baby duck adoption packs to some young kids I know as their presents - getting them interested in the natural world from a young age.
So rather than another ‘In The Night Garden’ sticker book covered with wrapping paper and sellotape to clog up a landfill, I’m going to welcome them into the world of animals with a cute little soft toy and a free entry voucher to a WWT centre to see the real thing for themselves.
What do they get?
You can choose from 5 birds to adopt, including a Bewicks swan, a Nene goose or a Flamingo! And at only £24 for the year including newsletters, fact sheet and poster, magazines and access to the forums and other special offers, they can enjoy this gift for 12 months - and savour their environment for years to come……
Click on Adopt a Gift Bird for more details about this great idea, and to buy your little ones (or slightly bigger ones if you want) a fantastic and alternative gift.
And by ticking the Gift Aid box when you order (if you are eligible), you can give the WWT another 25p for every pound you spend, so with 1 adoption you could raise WWT an extra £6.00 - so 2 adoption packs gives the WWT a total of £60 to spend on wetland projects.
What are you waiting for????
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