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  1. A gift membership to the National Trust could be a great gift idea for garden lovers

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    Visiting gardens is a great way to unwind and enjoy the natural world. You can stroll through beautiful places, created and worked on by someone else, and be inspired by what they have done.    

    I love visiting gardens - they just make me want to go home, put the gardening gloves on (and the kettle) and get out there and start trying to do something with my own patch.
    Enjoy the sight of the best spring gardens with the National Trust 
    Best places to see spring gardens

    The National Trust has over 200 beautiful gardens, all carefully and tenderly cared for. 

    From flower gardens to ancient woodland (and there are 25,000 hectares of this), there's lots to explore, to stroll in, to breathe in...

    There's plenty to see and enjoy, whatever time of the year you visit.  I love seeing the same garden at different times of the year - you can see different colours, scents, lights and sounds. 

    There's always an inner excitement for me about what I'll see in a garden - what will be new?   

    		 Enjoy carpets of bluebells in spring time
    Enjoy carpets of bluebells in spring time 
     There's lots to see and do.... There's lots to see and do...with events, workshops and opportunities to discover, to learn, to find out..... Members can often enjoy discounts to many of these....

    National Trust members receive plenty of benefits....

    You can visit hundreds of fantastic places in England, Wales & Northern Ireland as many times as you like.  There's free car parking at most National Trust countryside, woodland and coastal car parks.  Children under 5 go free. 

    Plus members receive a National Trust membership pack which has a Members’ Handbook, the National Trust magazine which is published 3 times a year with news, views, features, gardening tips, letters….updates on the special events and activities in your area, free parking at most National Trust car parks and Map Guide – your guide to over 300 beautiful buildings and 200 glorious gardens.

    Click here to give a gift membership
       

     

  2. Adopt an Orangutan and support orangutan conservation

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    This week is Orangutan Awareness Week, designed to raise awareness of orangutan conservation efforts and the threats these adorable animals face in the wild.  

    Those of you who are looking to adopt an animal as a gift may be interested in adopting an orangutan from the Orangutan Foundation, who organise the Orangutan Awareness Week.

    Orangutans face many threats from people.  Their homes in the rainforest are being destroyed by humans for palm oil, illegal mining, illegal logging and forest fires.   So many are being killed and young orangutans are being orphaned. 

    The Orangutan Foundation is a UK based charity working to support habitat conservation, so protecting the area where orangutans live, rescuing orangutans who have been orphaned in the wild as their parents are killed through forest fires or illegal logging and deforestation, raising awareness through education and supporting scientific research.   

    Your gift can support this work by adopting an orangutan.  Adoptions cost from £30.00 for a year.  

    All adoption money goes directly towards helping orphaned orangutans in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve.  

    		  Click here to adopt an orangutan from the Orangutan Foundation

    When you adopt an orangutan with the Orangutan Foundation, you will receive:

    • An adoption certificate with your name on it
    • An orangutan fact-sheet
    • An Orangutan Foundation sticker
    • A soft-toy orangutan
    • Updates on your adopted orangutan every six months

    Click here to adopt an orangutan

    		 Swing over to the Orangutan Foundation's website here

     

  3. It's getting colder.... how about a gift for our feathered friends?

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    The weather forecast tonight is saying that it is going to get colder - we can expect cold winds to sweep down from the Arctic.   Brrrrr!!!

    With this in mind, please spare a thought for our feathered friends and give them plenty of goodies to eat.

    The Garden Bird & Wildlife Co are offering 10% this weekend until midnight on Monday 11 January 2016 on all offers of wild bird food over £25.00.  Just use the code WEEKEND10.  Click here to buy your bird food.

    And don't forget to register for the Big Garden Birdwatch at the end of January 2016.  All you have to do is to visit the RSPB's website and sign up - and then spend a pleasurable hour watching and making a note of those birds you see visiting your garden.  Then it's just a matter of letting the RPSB know what you've seen.   Last year over 500,000 people took part in this event - you can pick an hour to suit you, and if you don't have a garden, just pick a local green space such as a park.  Visit the RSPB's website for more info

    		  

     

  4. Give wildlife a home - contribute to a hedge fund

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    Give wildlife a home - with a hedge fund  

    If you're looking for a gift for the person who has everything, and who loves to do their bit for nature and wildlife, what about giving them a green gift from the Woodland Trust?

    "The Hedge Fund - with guaranteed results" is only £30.  The hedge fund provides animals with shelter and plenty of food, as it helps the Trust to plant 10 metres of hedgerow.  This is perfect for a hedgehog home.

    You just order your gift from the Woodland Trust's online shop (which also has a sale on at the moment).  They will send you a certificate to personalise and a gift card so that you can send a special message to the lucky recipient. 

    This really is a win-win-win gift, and it will really help wildlife. 

    Click here to scuttle away to the Woodland Trust's online shop.  

     

  5. Gifts for Mum...

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    It's lovely when you send a loved one a present and they are really pleased with it :-)    Mum had her birthday a few days ago.   She loves something new to wear, and I love to send her something animal related to remind her of how much she is loved.   I took a look at the National Trust Online Shop and found two great items which were just perfect for my lovely Mum! 

    Mum loves her Wrendale hedgehog mug


    I like to think that when Mum opens the door of her mug cupboard to reach for a mug for a nice cup of tea or morning coffee, she sees this gorgeous Wrendale hedgehog mug (£11.00) looking down at her, sending love from me. 

    Mum loves her wildlife, and this hedgehog is just so sweet!  It's a fine bone china mug, with a wonderful illustration by award winning British designer Hannah Dale.  It will go in the dishwasher and microwave as well.  Mum was really pleased with the quality of the mug too. 

    The National Trust Online Shop has other gorgeous wildlife mugs - perfect for any wildlife lover.

    Mum also loved this Channel Islands Sea Coral Silk Chiffon Scarf, pictured right from the National Trust Online Shop. 

    It's part of their Coast and Sea Collection.  I just adored the colours and thought they would suit Mum really well.  

    This could be a great gift for anyone with fond memories of visits to the Channel Islands or who just loves the sea and coast.  

    It's perfect for the summer, and Mum has already worn her scarf several times and received favourable comments from friends.   The National Trust Online Shop has more info on this scarf which is £28.00.   

    		 Mum also loved this Channel Islands Sea Coral Silk Chiffon Scarf