Joy of Recording: Tom Fitton

Joy of Recording: Tom Fitton

Badger are regular nighttime visitors to Tom’s garden © Tom Fitton I mainly record in my own back garden in what I would describe as a suburban area of Orpington, South London. Although in the London Borough of Bromley, I am only a short distance from the Kentish...
Interview, Lyndsey Cox

Interview, Lyndsey Cox

We first met Lyns more than 20 years ago when she started volunteering for us in the days before GiGL. We offered her a job, and she has subsequently played a huge part in GiGL’s success through various roles, all of which have been focused on community science,...
Water Vole Recovery Programme

Water Vole Recovery Programme

Help us locate remaining water vole populations! Water vole; photo by Craig Jones Wildlife Photography As part of GiGL’s work with the London Water Vole Recovery Programme, we have created a short, online recording portal  for the submission of water vole and...
Joy of Recording – Lesnes Abbey Woods

Joy of Recording – Lesnes Abbey Woods

The ruins of Lesnes Abbey (© Drone pilot Jonathan Potts Director Dagmar Scheibenreif) Lesnes Abbey Woods, Bexley, is a hidden treasure in the heart of suburban London. Containing the remains of Lesnes Abbey, founded in 1178, the wood includes a diversity of wildlife...
London Recorders Day 2022

London Recorders Day 2022

From migrating eels and faecal shields to ‘full frontal newtity’ and figwort weevils, the London recording community continue to find inspiration and joy in everything natural, weird and wonderful. After a year of the world experiencing some of the most hostile...