London’s New B-Line

Feb 16, 2023

Urban wildflowers in London, vital habitat for pollinators of all shapes and sizes © Maureen Barlin It is sadly now common knowledge that populations of pollinators, like bees and butterflies, are declining globally. In the UK, in particular, the decrease in plant...

Making a B-Line

Jan 3, 2015

Caroline Birchall, Founder & CEO Bee Collective As most people are well aware, bees and other pollinating insects are in trouble. Honeybees, bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths all provide valuable pollination services for the flowers,...

It takes a team to create a report

Dec 19, 2019

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...

Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Apr 20, 2023

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...

Rewild London: Haringey’s Ancient Woodlands

Aug 18, 2022

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...