London’s New B-Line

London’s New B-Line

Urban wildflowers in London, vital habitat for pollinators of all shapes and sizes Β© Maureen Barlin It is sadly now common knowledge that populations of pollinators, like bees and butterflies, are declining globally. In the UK, in particular, the decrease in plant...
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...

Data for Research

One advantage of GiGL’s not-for-profit business model is that we are able to make selected information available for research projects, often without charging for our time. This helps students on their way to completing their courses, promotes knowledge and discussion...
Plugging the Gap

Plugging the Gap

Matt Davies, GiGL Data Manager In the winter 2009 issue of the GiGLer, I shared some novel visualisations of the GiGL database designed to help us all better understand the data we hold, whether they accurately reflect what’s on the ground, and where geographic or...
Wildlife Crime Unit

Wildlife Crime Unit

DC Sarah Bailey & DC Louise Morris London is home to many species of wildlife, from the birds and squirrels that visit our gardens and parks, to more secretive animals like badgers, hedgehogs, water voles and Muntjac deer. Many species are protected by law to...