London’s Priority Species

London’s Priority Species

By Lyndsey Cox, GiGL Community Manager Brown hare (c) Andy Fisher Mistle thrush (c) Wayne Hoeftmann Slow-worm (c) Roxana Gateson Two lipped door snail (c) Rose Stephens Frog orchid (c) Mike Waite Essex skipper (c) Mike Robinson An example of species on London’s...
Show & Tell: Species Alert Layers

Show & Tell: Species Alert Layers

Approximately 18% of planning applications in London are for sites that are home to, or that potentially affect protected species or habitats. Only 1.2% of planning applicants actually request a GiGL data search to find out if protected species have been recorded...
Recording Analysed 

Recording Analysed 

Julie Cox, GiGL Data Officer Records centres like GiGL can do more with biological records than you may imagine. Collation and provision of data and data products is, of course, very important. However, analysis of existing records can also inform future recording...