It takes a team to create a report

It takes a team to create a report

Maria Longley, GiGL Community Manager GiGL’s flagship report, the ecological desktop study, presents a snapshot of the GiGL Partnership’s knowledge of a site or an area. The report is the culmination of a lot of time and effort to collate information about the whole...
Rewild London: Haringey’s Ancient Woodlands

Rewild London: Haringey’s Ancient Woodlands

Through GiGL’s project to update the Ancient Woodland Inventory for Greater London, we are identifying unrecognised ancient woodland sites (areas that have been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD) across the capital. By ensuring their inclusion within the...
Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Over the last 18 months GiGL have been mapping all ancient woodland in Greater London. This work will update Natural England’s Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI), allowing us to address errors and omissions in the current dataset, and will help us to ensure that all...
Did You Know: What is a Data Use Licence?

Did You Know: What is a Data Use Licence?

Emma Knowles, GiGL Partnership Officer What is a Data Use Licence? A Data Use Licence sets out the terms and conditions that apply to use of specified data and provides evidence that data recipients agree to these terms. Individuals and organisations who generate and...
LISI Update

LISI Update

Valerie Selby, LISI Chair Invasive non-native species (INNS) are one of the largest threats to global biodiversity after habitat loss and destruction. The London Invasive Species Initiative (LISI) was created in response to this issue around 2007/8 and brings together...