Committed to weaving biodiversity into the urban fabric, hand in hand with the community, I currently work as Team Leader at The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). You will often find me tending to the charming nature spaces in Haringey, or studying bryophytes, spiders and other wildlife around London.
Whether using a digital or a phone camera, photography can be fun and engaging, as well as having the added benefit of assisting in species identification, verification, and survey/recorder training…
Welcome to the 34th Issue of the GiGLer. As with every editorial, this one is bursting with news from the last 6 months, from the launch of the London Day of Nature to the latest in all things planning and policy…
The updated figures on our Data Searches and Planning webpage give information on planning applications informed by GiGL data search reports in each Local Authority, which provide an indication of how well (or not) biodiversity data are used to inform development in London. We are a long way away from the ideal 18% but there are some Local Authorities that are doing better than others…