Julie MacDonald, GiGL Data Officer Since the 1950s, London’s green belt and metropolitan open land designations have been instrumental in protecting open space across the capital. However, London-wide datasets for these two designations are not currently widely...
Julie MacDonald, GiGL Data Officer Have you ever wondered how many recreation grounds there are in Richmond? Or, what golf courses in Greenwich are called? Or, what area is covered by nature reserves in Newham? Wonder no more. GiGL are coming ever closer to being able...
Julie MacDonald, GiGL Open Spaces Project Officer Along with providing information on species and habitats, GiGL also holds a great deal of information on Greater London’s open spaces. We are currently working to enhance the coverage, quality and quantity of open...
Tim’s departure We were sad to see Tim Hogg depart for the sandier climes of Devon at the end of April.Tim started out as a GiGL volunteer but quickly became a member of staff and worked in a couple of different roles before becoming GiGL’s Senior Information Officer....
Having recently completed the first phase of GiGL’s open space data project, Tim Hogg, GiGL’s Open Space Data Officer, reports on achievements so far, and gives an overview of some of the contents of the new open space dataset. In Issue 3 of the GiGLer, John O’Neil,...
