With Valentine’s Day approaching, it’s time to find the perfect present for your loved one. We’ve rounded-up the top 10 eco-friendly gifts to show your love for them – and the planet.
Marvellous Maps Great British Wildlife & Environment Map
The latest release from Marvellous Maps is a wonderful celebration of Britain’s habitats and wildlife – as well as a call to protect them. The Eagerly Beavered Great British Wildlife & Environment Map is bursting with over 1,500 wildlife habitats, conservation projects, eco events and green days out. It even includes an epic journey around Britain’s top 50 wildlife and environment spots, perfect for a romantic road trip. Maps start from £14.99.
Ocelot chocolate bars
No Valentine’s Day is complete without chocolate! For chocolate with heart, check out Ocelot. All its products are handmade, organic and come in plastic-free packaging. Chocolate bars are available in a range of mouth-watering flavours, from blood orange to black cherry. Too hard to pick your favourite? Then go for the chocolate library, a collection of eight delicious bars. Chocolate bars are £5.50, and the chocolate library is £40.
BloomPost seed bombs
Like chocolates, flowers are an essential part of Valentine’s Day. This year, send the person who brightens your world some colourful seed bombs – so they can watch their flowers grow and grow. They can scatter them in their garden and collect beautiful blooms for years to come. Each box has nine seed bombs with wildflower seeds, including mallow, poppy and cornflower. The seed bombs cost £14.95 and come as a letterbox gift, posted directly to your loved one.
Urban Nature Maps
Our customer Urban Good offers a range of maps that show urban areas as cities of nature. Their green and blue spaces – woodlands, parks, nature reserves, playing fields, coastlines and rivers – are brought to the forefront, making these maps something quite unique. Urban Nature Maps will make you see cities differently to how you have before, as places to enjoy nature and to protect it. Why not use one to plan a romantic walk on Valentine’s Day? Prices start from £9.99.
Tag a tree
Surprise someone with a tree-mendous gift this Valentine’s Day. The Heart of England Forest – which Dennis Maps supports – lets you tag a tree with a personalised message, for £35. You’ll also get a certificate, location reference and map to find your tree. Alternatively, you can dedicate a tree (£12) or plant a tree (£150). If you choose the latter, your loved one will get to visit the forest and plant their tree, a pretty special experience. Whichever option you choose, you’ll help maintain the forest for generations to come.
Inner tube earrings
These inner tube earrings make the prettiest present. They’re lovingly handmade in Priormade’s workshop, crafted from bicycle inner tubes that would otherwise be disposed of. The lightweight earrings are designed to look like feathers. Several colours are available, including gold, silver and blue. Each pair comes presented in a recycled gift box, along with the tale of how their inner tube popped. Earrings start from £18.
Sustrans regional cycle maps
Is your loved one a keen cyclist? Then gift them a regional cycle map from Sustrans, a Dennis Maps customer. The maps can be used to explore the National Cycle Network and local routes by bike. They’re available for all regions of the UK, so you can choose one that covers a local area, or somewhere they want to explore further afield. Handily, the maps are made from recyclable Polyart, which is tear and water-resistant too. And the best bit? Everything you buy from Sustrans supports the charity to make walking and cycling easier for everyone. Printed maps cost £7.99.
Refill X Chilly’s Bottle
These iconic blue bottles make a great gift for outdoor types. The Refill X Chilly’s Bottle (£20) is a collaboration between Chilly’s and environmental organisation City to Sea. It’s both stylish and practical, keeping water icy cool for up to 24 hours and drinks hot for up to 12 hours. You can even get your bottle engraved. Chilly’s gives City to Sea £10 for each bottle sold. The money is used to support the organisation’s planet protecting campaigns, so everyone’s a winner.
Personalised vegan leather luggage tags
Why not treat your loved one to a vegan leather luggage tag for your next romantic adventure? They’re made from ethically sourced vegan leather and will add a splash of colour to bags and suitcases. Each luggage tag contains a card you can write personal information on, tucked away in a safe interior card slot. The luggage tags come in four colours and can be personalised with clear or metallic gold embossing. Get one for £16.
Harvey Maps present and Gift Bag Wrap
Get Valentine’s Day all wrapped up with Harvey Maps eco-friendly gift bag. It’s reusable, comes with recyclable tissue paper and only costs £4.99. You can add a personalised gift tag too. Now to choose what to put inside the bag… Luckily, Harvey Maps has a range of gifts to pick from, including mazzles, playing cards and maps, perfect for the adventurous at heart.
