Dec 15, 2022
Caledonian Park, a publically accessible greenspace in Islington (© Richard Welpton) We are very pleased to announce that the Greater London Authority (GLA) has published the 10 Minute Walk Map that shows areas that are more than a 10-minute walk from a publicly...
Mar 17, 2022
In June 2021, GiGL’s Database Officer Amy introduced us to the updates GiGL have been making to our Areas of Deficiency (AoD) models, starting with Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature (SINCAoD). Now it is the turn of GiGL’s Areas of Deficiency in Access to Public...
Jan 20, 2022
Despite being a bustling metropolis, London is blessed with amazing green spaces of all shapes and sizes. Whether a park or common, playing field or a golf course, an allotment or a civic square, open spaces are important to all of London’s residents. They provide...
Oct 21, 2021
ICLEI European Secretariat With the populations of cities growing all the time and the world facing unprecedented climate and biodiversity crises, urban nature has a critical role to play in supporting a sustainable planet. Nature-based solutions offer a tool for...
Jan 21, 2021
Tanvi Desai, GiGL Database Officer Tanvi is one of GiGL’s Database Officers. She delivers work to review, manage and develop GiGL’s open space and habitat databases. This includes collating data in partnership with local authorities and land managers and...
