Town or countryside? I’d instinctively say countryside, but I seem to have spent most of my adult life working in big cities, so I have come to appreciate those too. Summer or winter? Spring. I lived abroad for many years and what I missed most about being out of the...
GiGL is proudly registered with Social Enterprise UK, meaning that our profits are reinvested into improving our services, enhancing environmental data stewardship, and empowering communities. Our work benefits not only nature but also the people who live in and visit...
We are excited to announce the launch of GiGL’s new 2025–2027 strategy, reaffirming our mission as a social enterprise to collaborate with our community and professional networks to ensure London’s natural environment is understood, protected, improved, and enjoyed...
My name is Giuseppe Intrieri, and I am a professional photographer with a lifelong passion for nature and conservation. I studied Natural Sciences at University and have spent many years involved with environmental organisations, both as a volunteer and as a...
If you know GiGL, you probably know us as the go-to source for environmental data in London. You’ve likely engaged with us to share records, used our data holdings on green spaces, wildlife, and habitats, or seen our insights informing local planning decisions and...
Widescale nature recovery across the nature-depleted UK is dependent upon improving, joining-up and expanding habitats across the country’s landscapes. London’s urban ecology poses the extra challenge of connecting diverse, fragmented habitats across complex land...
A personal account by Paul Losse of Salix Ecology. Paul Losse has been a consultant ecologist for 13 years, specialising in botany, habitat survey, and mapping. Focused on nature conservation, he has contributed to key initiatives such as GiGL’s Greater London Ancient...
This article is the second instalment of our London Day of Nature 2024 recap. We want to share the valuable insights of the day both with readers who couldn’t attend and to re-inspire those who could. Over two articles – read Part 1 here – we’re highlighting the key...
This article is the first instalment of our London Day of Nature recap, to share the valuable insights from the day both with readers who couldn’t attend and to re-inspire those who could.. Over two articles – one this month and one the next – we’ll...
