Tel: 020 7794 8000

Ethical gifts from as little as £3. Choose from fairtrade umbrellas to protect people from monsoon rains, to bigger gifts such as beehives or bicycles for midwives.

Tel: 020 7722 3333

Become a keeper for a day. The child can feed the giraffes, muck out the rhinos, clean the penguin pool and go behind the scenes with the big cats. £155 for a half day, £235 for a full day. Alternatively, adopt an animal. Choose from tigers, zebras or the humble stick insect. £20–£500, includes entry tickets to the zoo, a colour photograph of your adopted animal and a certificate.

Tel: 0845 130 1304

Organic seeds for environmentally friendly gardeners.

Tel: 0845 3300 500

Works on the same principles as Good Gifts.

Tel: 01726 811951

'Grow your own' books, with information on how to grow your own seeds and how to fight slugs the green way. Includes a packet of seeds.