Wildlife Online

In this first issue of The GIGLer, we’ve followed GiGL from humble roots to its current position – the recognised one-stop-shop for greenspace information in London. So what does the future hold for GiGL? Trevor James, NBN Development Officer gives us a glimpse of...
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,...
Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Over the last 18 months GiGL have been mapping all ancient woodland in Greater London. This work will update Natural England’s Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI), allowing us to address errors and omissions in the current dataset, and will help us to ensure that all...
LERCs: it’s not always about data

LERCs: it’s not always about data

By Eleni Foui, GiGL Partnership Officer (Planning) “Local Environmental Records Centres (LERCs) are not-for-profit organisations that collect, collate and manage information on the natural environment for a defined geographic area. LERCs support and collaborate with a...
Citizen Science

Citizen Science

Chloë Smith, GiGL Data Officer & Mandy Rudd, GiGL Chief Executive Citizen science is not new. The Guide to Citizen Science (2012), a joint publication between the Biological Records Centre (part of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) and the Natural History...