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...
Rosie Whicheloe, London Borough of Sutton Biodiversity Net Gain Officer Most dictionary definitions broadly define a “park” as a large area of grass with some trees where people can go for recreation. But there is so much more to a park than just this simple...
Chloë Smith, GiGL Partnership Manager Those involved in environmental and planning policy have been busy lately. The Environment Bill is making its way through parliament and some of the cornerstone pieces of legislation that are set to emerge will have big...
In London you can find a wide range of habitat types, like those shown here over Walthamstow and Leyton marshes. Classifying and mapping these habitats is no easy task (Russ Garrett CC BY-SA 4.0) Converting to UKHab From swathes of grassland and woodland in parks and...
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...
