Caroline Birchall, Founder & CEO Bee Collective As most people are well aware, bees and other pollinating insects are in trouble. Honeybees, bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths all provide valuable pollination services for the flowers,...
Chloë Smith, GiGL Data Officer London is arguably one of the world’s most verdant big cities. A significant part of our green space is managed by ordinary Londoners – the humble gardeners. Gardens cover nearly a quarter of London, yet we know little about what’s in...
Dr Judith John is a trained botanist, with a main interest in plant and animal interactions, ecology, habitats, and mammals. Judith worked for the London Borough of Bromley (LBB) promoting Local Nature Reserves, was a member of the World Heritage Site Bid team,...
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...
Providing ecological data to private and public sector organisations is one of the core functions of any local records centre. April 2011 saw the launch of GiGL’s new data search service. Our data search system and the content of our reports has been significantly...
