Living History

Living History

David Allen, GiGL Volunteer In 2011, I wrote about my involvement with the ornithology records of the London Natural History Society, noting that I had first crossed their path some twenty years before that. Five years on, the nature of the project has changed, but...
Sharing is Caring

Sharing is Caring

Tom Hunt, ALERC, & Rosie Whicheloe, The Ecology Consultancy The Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) requires its members to share data with Local Environmental Records Centres. Yet in many cases this is not happening. Should...
The Consultants’ Portal

The Consultants’ Portal

Ella Vogel, NBN Secretariat Of the hundreds of thousands of biological records collected by environmental consultants and other ecological professionals, only a very small number are shared beyond the commissioning agency. This is due in part to the lack of a standard...
Borough’s Corner

Borough’s Corner

Hackney Kate Mitchell, Hackney Biodiversity Officer Hackney’s first biodiversity action plan went to public consultation in 2011 and is due to be formally adopted by the borough early this year. The delay in the BAP’s adoption hasn’t prevented the borough starting its...

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...