London is constantly developing. With Biodiversity Net Gain, future developments will hopefully also benefit nature (A view over Croydon from Addington Hills, Geoff Henson CC BY-ND 2.0) Planning has a very important part to play in helping to protect and restore...
Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is an approach which aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than beforehand. Under the Environment Act 2021, all planning permissions granted in England (with a few exemptions) except for small sites will have to...
From the 12th February 2024 all major developments (unless exempt) are required to deliver net gains for biodiversity. GiGL has been working on various projects over the last few years in preparation for biodiversity net gain. If you’d like to learn more about BNG, we...
Maria Longley, GiGL Community Manager “Nature deficit disorder” is a phrase coined by Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods, and describes the common feeling of disconnection from nature. 2008 marked the first time in history that the number of people...
Mandy Rudd, GiGL Chief Executive When you Google ‘Warwick Gardens Peckham’ you get a mixed bag of results, from the park’s Twitter account run by the Friends of Warwick Gardens, describing it as ‘Peckham’s premier 24 hour municipal open space’, through to...
