£17.95
Announce your proud status as a painted lady with this t-shirt bearing a lovely 1891 illustration of Vanessa cardui, by Alexander Francis Lydon. Also available as a tote bag. 100% cotton. Fitted, tapered shape.Cream t-shirt, printed in colour. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low....
£12.99
Did you know that wombats poo in cubes? Which animal does sparkly poo? In this fun and slightly irreverent game kids can match twenty-seven animals to their droppings while satisfying their endless fascination for poo. Also comes with a booklet full of fun poo facts! Box...
£9.99
Even the smallest pond is an extraordinary miniature ecosystem, containing or attracting species from every part of the natural world. This book, which won The Times and Irish Independent's 'Best nature book of the year', is a wonderfully-written exploration of every aspect of pond life....
£3.99
This gorgeous sheet of wrapping paper reproduces a vintage classroom chart, showing the parts of the flower. Printed on Cavallini's signature Italian archival paper, this fine gift wrap is good enough to be hung on the wall, or used in a variety of crafts. To...
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Because nothing says 'trouble-free life' like a domesticated South American camelid. Featuring a soft-touch cover, a hand-sewn, lay-flat binding and enough pages to solve (almost) all your problems. 240 pages with ribbon marker.Includes pages with calendar, time zones and other useful information.Printed with soy inks...
£17.95
This t-shirt features vintage 19th century illustrations of gelatinous zooplankton, by biologist and naturalist Ernst Haeckel. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton. Loose, flowing shape.White t-shirt, printed in colour.Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do not iron text/images.
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An exploration of incredible avian journeys and the birds that make them, the patterns and motivations evident in bird migrations are taken stock of by birder Melizza Mayntz. Migration explores how birds make these incredible expeditions. From first preparing to migrate, to the different types of migration...
£3.99
A vintage chart of Cacti And Succulents features on this gorgeous sheet of wrapping paper. Printed on Cavallini's signature Italian archival paper, this fine gift wrap is good enough to be hung on the wall, or used in a variety of crafts. To transform this...
£16.99
Days spent wandering and wondering are what childhoods should be made of - and The Nature of Play is packed with plentiful ideas for simple, fascinating and fun ways to do just that - rain or shine. In these 44 seasonal activities, banish boredom by:...
£9.95
A simple identification chart of 17 of the commonest bumblebee and cuckoo bee species in Britain, just using the proportions and colours of stripes. The eight commonest are at the top - see if you can spot any of the rarer or declining bees below!...
£14.99
Match male and female pairs of twenty-five species of birds from around the world in this memory game. To play, simply place the cards face down and see if you can remember where the matching bird is located. Collect more pairs than your opponent to...
£17.95
The skeleton of Perca fluviatilis, the common perch or European perch. You can see the complex predator's mouth, and the separate row of pterygiophores which support the big dorsal fins. From an early 20th-Century textbook. Also available in 100% cotton.Chocolate t-shirt, printed in colour. Care: Machine...
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Interesting Insects showcases the weird, wonderful, and often surprisingly beautiful world of bugs, from shimmering stag beetles to dazzling dragonflies. With detailed images of some of the world's most beautiful and bizarre insects, selected from the London's Natural History Museum 34 million insect and arachnid specimens, this book...
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This gorgeous tote features an array of 19th century images of beautiful butterflies. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£10.99
This canvas pencil case showcases some of the beetles featured on a vintage French textbook page showing a variety of colourful insects. 10.16 x 22.86 cm Made of 100% cotton Lined interior with leather zipper pull
£17.95
This traditional folding wooden ruler is printed on both sides with the 5 billion-year history of life on Earth. On one side there is an accurate mm and cm scale along with a timeline of species and eras (not to scale!) Each section even has...
£5.00
This double sided 3m / 10 ft tape measure has measurements in centimetres and inches on one side and an illustrated history of the world on the other. Starting with the formation of stars and galaxies, via the dinosaurs and moving on to the evolution...
£2.95
A 1797 coloured etching by J. Pass, after the original illustration of 'Aptenodytes, The Patagenian Penguin' by the celebrated naturalist, George Edwards (1694–1773). From the Wellcome Collection. Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£12.99
This gorgeous tea towel reproduces a vintage French textbook page showing a variety of colourful insects. Made from 100% natural cotton.Comes in a cotton bag.Measures: 80 x 47cm.
£17.95
“These six leggs he clitches up altogether, and when he leaps, springs them all out, and thereby exerts his whole strength at once.” A stunning engraving of a female Pulex irritans from Robert Hooke’s Micrographia or ‘Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying...
£10.25
Cheerful stainless steel kitchen shears for ornithologists with a magnetic blade cover for handy storage on your fridge or other metallic surface. The blade cover also features a bottle opener and the shears have soft grip handles. Measures 22.9 x 8.4 cm
£18.99
Now you can carry around 7 cute little helpers with you. The 7-in-1 animal mini multi-tool will transform into a flat head screwdriver, bottle opener, knife, wire stripper, file, phillips head screwdriver, and punch, and each tool is a different beast. The Crab option comes...
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From India’s sacred banyan tree to the cedar of Lebanon, trees offer us sanctuary and inspiration – not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees Jonathan Drori uses botany and history to show...
£2.95
We're big fans of Bees here at Present Indicative HQ, so we couldn't resist this card showcasing twelve different species. Bee-autiful! Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£10.00
This cotton tea towel features Plecotus auritus (brown long-eared bat) and Megaderma frons, (now known as Lavia frons, from Central Africa) beautifully illustrated by Charles Dessalines D'Orbigny in images taken from the 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle. 100% cotton tea towel.Comes tied with...
£3.99
An amazing variety of jellyfish appear on this vintage educational chart, which has been turned into a gorgeous sheet of wrapping paper. Printed on Cavallini's signature Italian archival paper, this fine gift wrap is good enough to be hung on the wall, or used in...
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Match twenty-five animals with their tracks in this card-matching game. Elephant or echidna? Was that a coyote, a peacock or a panda? Box of 50 cards with booklet. Cards measure 14 x 10 cm.
£7.99
A selection of deep sea sticky notes in a variety of sizes and shapes. Over 300 sticky notes in a hardback cover. Measures 8.5 x 11 x 1.5cm.
£2.95
An image adapted from The Marine Mammals of the North-Western Coast of North America, described and illustrated, (1874) by Charles Melville Scammon. From top to bottom: humpback, common minke (sharp-headed finner), grey and fin whales. Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes...
£16.99
"If we die, we're taking you with us." say the bees. The alarming text and the images of bees are surrounded by a random selection of vintage floral ceramic transfers, which vary from mug to mug making each one unique. Designer: Scot Burgoyne Large bone...
£19.99
Not just monkeys - lemurs, chimpanzees, even tamarins and a tiny tarsier. Sixty-four remarkable primates fill the cards of this unique bingo game (illustrated beautifully by Marcel George). A fun game full of interesting primate facts. Box measures 26 x 23.5 cm.
£11.95
The White-tailed Bumblebee is one of Britain’s most distinctive and best-loved bees. This beautiful photograph shows incredible detail, right down to the fine hairs that cover most of her body. Photographed by Arnstein Staverløkk for the Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning. Available in three sizes. Also...
£14.99
Maybe it's you that's the smart ass. Maybe it's your friend, or your uncle, or your colleague. Either way, this is the journal for you. (Or them.) Featuring a soft-touch cover, a hand-sewn, lay-flat binding and plenty of space for all your very, very clever...
£17.95
We’ve adapted this 1944 diagram that shows Evolution Emerging and the triumphant Procession of the Vertebrates. The original design was by D.F. Levett Bradley. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton. Loose, flowing shape.White t-shirt, printed in colour. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low....
£16.99
A richly-detailed photograph of hundreds of examples of sea shells, left behind by an incredibly varied range of marine molluscs. Fascinating and difficult, whether you're a keen conchologist or you just miss walking on the beach. Puzzle measures 67.5 x 44.1 cm when completeBox measures 40...
£2.95
A prickly pear (Opuntia species): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass (c.1800), after J. Ihle. From the Wellcome Collection. Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£12.99
This gorgeous tea towel features a vintage image of some of the flowering plants, bees and their hive, used in the production of honey. Made from 100% natural cotton.Comes in a cotton bag.Measures: 80 x 47cm.
£16.95
Make a real Equus africanus asinus of yourself with this t-shirt, adapted from an 1880s illustration. 100% cotton.Printed coloured t-shirt.Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do not iron text/images.
£17.95
This t-shirt features vintage 19th century representations of carnivorous plants from the nepenthaceae genus, beautifully illustrated by biologist and naturalist Ernst Haeckel. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton. Loose, flowing shape.White t-shirt, printed in colour.Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do...
£10.99
This canvas pencil case features an extract of a mineral identification chart from a French classroom teaching aid 10.16 x 22.86 cm Made of 100% cotton Lined interior with leather zipper pull
£17.95
The skeleton of Perca fluviatilis, the common perch or European perch. You can see the complex predator's mouth, and the separate row of pterygiophores which support the big dorsal fins. From an early 20th-Century textbook. Also available 100% cotton. Fitted, tapered shape.Cream t-shirt, printed in colour....
£11.99
Discover the history and beauty within each tree through this magnificent postcard collection. The set features twelve distinct arboreal rings prints by artist Bryan Nash Gill on thick, textured paper and includes four never-before-published images. 24 postcards (twelve designs, repeating twice.)Comes with keepsake envelope and...
£12.95
The earthworm’s waves of peristalsis move it forward with the help of the setæ, alternately gripping and releasing the soil. This charming diagram shows the muscular effort which goes into their mighty soil-tilling efforts. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton.Olive t-shirt, printed...
£17.95
When they’re this beautiful, it hardly seems fair to call them weeds... A selection of images from everyone's favourite coffee table book, A Popular History of British Sea-weeds Comprising Their Structure, Fructification, Specific Characters, Arrangement and General Distribution - With Notices of Some of the...
£12.95
Perfect for wriggly babies! The earthworm’s waves of peristalsis move it forward with the help of the setæ, alternately gripping and releasing the soil. This charming diagram shows the muscular effort which goes into their mighty soil-tilling efforts. Available in three sizes. Also available in...
£14.99
This beautiful chart of trees comes from a late 19th-century teaching aid. Vintage scientific images of trees, with each specimen identified by its scientific name at the bottom of the bag. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£12.99
Selected 19th century images of beautiful butterflies adorn this canvas pouch. It could be used for holding pens and pencils, or would make a brilliant make-up bag. Lined interior.Leather zip pull.100% cotton.Measurements: 15 cm x 22 cm.
£11.95
An adorable collection of Aphididae from the 1776 Exposition of English Insects by great pioneer entomologist Moses Harris. This image is from the Wellcome Collection. Available in three sizes. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton. Cream babygro, printed in colour. Care: Machine wash...
