Mandy Rudd Chief Executive Tel: 020 7803 4278
Mandy is responsible for the development of the GiGL CIC, including setting up or renewal of service level agreements and data exchange agreements. Please contact Mandy if you would like to know more about GiGL, or would like to arrange a demonstration of the data holdings and related services.
Matt Davies Project and Data Development Manager  Tel: 020 7803 4279
Matt oversees the data-related work of the GiGL team and is responsible for ongoing improvements to GiGL’s data infrastructure. Contact him if want to discuss how GiGL collects, manages and makes available data or if you are looking to develop a project.
Chloë Smith Data Officer Tel: 020 7803 4275
Chloë provides GiGL partners with data products and services, including quarterly data exchange, site searches, mapping and webforms. She works predominantly with the biodiversity data sets. Partners can contact Chloë to request a tailored data product under SLA. If you are a student or member of the public needing specific data you may also wish to get in touch. Website queries can also be directed to Chloë.
Julie MacDonald Data Officer Tel: 020 7803 4277
Julie is creating a comprehensive London-wide information resource of open and green spaces. The data is providing the evidence base for the All London Green Grid and can accurately highlight areas deficient in access to open spaces or specific facilities. Contact Julie to find out more about this dataset and how it could support the planning and management of your green infrastructure projects or help with the compiling and monitoring of Open Space Strategies.
Maria Longley Records Officer Tel: 020 7803 4285
Maria runs the GiGL data search service and creates environmental data search reports for GiGL customers. Additional information about this service is available on the data search page of the website. If you have further questions about commissioning a report contact Maria (Mon-Thurs), or Chloë (Fri).
Karen Harper London Invasive Species Initiative (LISI) Manager Tel: 020 7803 4290
Karen is responsible for the day to day running of the London Invasive Species Initiative. The principal aim of the project is to promote the prevention, early detection and control/eradication of invasive non-native species across London, with the primary focus on wetland and aquatic species. This entails the development and implementation of the LISI action plan with particular emphasis on the delivery of several control and eradication projects to benefit the Water Framework Directive.
Outposted Staff:
Lyndsey Cox Records Officer
Lyndsey works with new data, digitising species and habitat information supplied for the GiGL database. Please get in touch with her to send in your datasets and records (or one-off sightings can be entered via the online form). Any data entry related questions can also be directed to Lyndsey.
Claudia Watts GiGL Royal Parks Officer
Claudia works for GiGL and is responsible for managing the species and habitat data for all the Royal Parks land holdings across London. If you have any species sightings or dataset relating to any of the Royal Parks, contact Claudia. Claudia is an entomologist and is based at Richmond Park.