London Recorders Day is an annual collaborative event from GiGL, the FSC BioLinks Project and the Natural History Museum. It brings together wildlife recorders across the capital to discuss exciting projects and initiatives through incredible speakers and interactive...
By Eleni Foui, GiGL Partnership Officer (Planning) “Local Environmental Records Centres (LERCs) are not-for-profit organisations that collect, collate and manage information on the natural environment for a defined geographic area. LERCs support and collaborate with a...
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...