Maria Longley, GiGL Community Manager It is not very often that we get asked to help digitise the archives of a natural history society so we were excited when the Orpington Field Club approached us to see if we could help. After saying yes, we received a visit to our...
Allison Parkes, Barbican Wildlife Garden volunteer The Barbican Wildlife Garden (BWG) is a “green gem in the heart of the City of London!” It is one of three residents’ Gardens on the Barbican Estate and is approximately ten minutes walk from St Paul’s Cathedral. The...
Jane Ruhland, member of the Ealing Wildlife Group 14th September: Grasses at sunrise, Smith’s Farm, Northolt On the 1st January 2019 I began a year-long personal project – every day I would observe and record wildlife through the lens of a camera. I was inspired...
Maria Longley, GiGL Community Manager Stag beetles in garden (c) Sarah Wygas This spring Londoners have helped protect each other by curtailing our daily travels to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This has also, necessarily, affected our trips to visit greenspaces...
Chloë Smith, GiGL Partnership Manager I loved this book. So often did I quote it in the office, they asked me to write a review. Written with a warm affection for our avian friends, it reminds you of all the reasons you too love birds, and puts dozens of familiar and...
