London Recorders Day 2022

London Recorders Day 2022

From migrating eels and faecal shields to ‘full frontal newtity’ and figwort weevils, the London recording community continue to find inspiration and joy in everything natural, weird and wonderful. After a year of the world experiencing some of the most hostile...
Issue 31: Summer editorial

Issue 31: Summer editorial

A scorching summer’s day in the heart of London (© Amy Palmer-Newton) After a busy start to the New Year, GiGL have been forging ahead with our work as London’s Environmental Record Centre. If you’ve been keeping up with our monthly articles you’ll know we’ve been...
GiGL’s Digital Community

GiGL’s Digital Community

Images from GiGL’s Instagram. Photo credit: London Plane Victoria Kleanthous, Deer Amy Palmer-Newton, Butterfly Julian Allen, Orchid Julian Allen, Terrapin Amy Palmer-Newton, Fungi Cassandra Li These days, many nature enthusiasts take to social media to communicate,...
Informing development in London

Informing development in London

New data search report figures and resources In May 2022 we published a GiGLer article re-introducing our data search reports and presenting our new interactive map that shows data search report figures per Local Authority. We suggest you read the article for an...
Winter editorial Issue 32

Winter editorial Issue 32

It was a rather chilly end to 2022, wasn’t it? We hope all of our readers could weather the storm in comfort, but those who braved the cold hopefully managed to spot some of London’s winter residents, from flocking starlings to the more elusive deer. There is a...