The Hedgehog & The Stag Beetle

The Hedgehog & The Stag Beetle

Julie Cox, GiGL Data Officer Whilst not an Aesop’s fable, the tales we tell of these two endearing species in this edition of the GiGLer do teach an important lesson: that there is joy in taking the time to be aware of the wildlife that shares our city, and in telling...
Privately Owned Public Spaces

Privately Owned Public Spaces

Julie Cox, GiGL Partnership Manager Greater London is endowed with some fantastic public open spaces. However, with over eight million residents enjoying the city’s amenities, as well as the huge influx of tourists for whom our green spaces form part of the lure, the...
Show & Tell: Tailored Geology Maps

Show & Tell: Tailored Geology Maps

Julie Cox, Data Officer “Environmental data” is a catchall phrase that encompasses a huge range of possibilities. While GiGL’s best-known datasets are our partnership’s biodiversity and open spaces data, we also have access to a range of additional environmental...
Editorial, Recording Inspiration

Editorial, Recording Inspiration

London’s community of biological recorders are pivotal to the GiGL partnership. Volunteer recorders and recording societies are GiGL’s biggest source of new species records. To celebrate some of our city’s wonderful recorders we’re beginning a new regular feature to...
Show & Tell

Show & Tell

To encourage idea sharing and inspire new projects, in each edition of the GiGLer, we will be highlighting a couple of examples of how GiGL partners have used their SLAs. Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss utilising any of the services mentioned, or if you...