Where ideas shared are problems halved We are delighted to feature an article from Ann Davidson of the London Geodiversity Partnership, sharing her delight for and insight into the earth beneath our feet. Since 2012, GiGL have collaborated with LGP to share...
Over the last few months, I have been testing other recording apps, to provide a thorough overview of all that is available to newer recorders or those interested in testing new ways of storing and sharing their data. iNaturalist (featured in the previous article)...
Town or countryside? Countryside Summer or winter? It’s a tough one. I love a crisp, frosty winter morning, but the summer, especially early summer, is so full of life. I’ll say summer, so long as I can have an ice cream. Early bird or night owl? Early...
Taken at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh Town or countryside? Town (as long as it’s by the coast). Summer or winter? Summer: I’m a beach lover and not much makes me happier than being able to go for an open water swim. But I’m not that brave and do need the sun...
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,...
Following last month’s initial article in our series on recording apps, the second instalment is here with a brief overview of iNaturalist and specifically iNaturalistUK. With the iNaturalist-based City Nature Challenge fast approaching later this month (26th – 29th...
Will you take part in the 2024 City Nature Challenge? Join people in cities around the world in an epic, global mission to record as much wildlife as possible between Friday 26th April – Monday 29th April. Over the four-day challenge, people across the UK – and...
Discovering Mosses from Haringey to London’s Urban Wildness Cassandra Li – Conservation Ecologist & Bryologist in Training Committed to weaving biodiversity into the urban fabric, hand in hand with the community, I currently work as Team Leader at The...
After the re-launch of our online mapping platform, DiscoverLondon, last year, we are pleased to say we have now released some new datasets on to the platform. These are our open-source Biodiversity Hotspots for Planning (BHP) layer and our Woodland Opportunity layers...
