River Citizen Scientists

River Citizen Scientists

Joe Pecorelli, Zoological Society of London I’m pleased to write that my article on ZSL’s European eel monitoring project for the GiGLer in December 2012 successfully attracted new partners and volunteers to the project. I’m hopeful this article might do the same for...
Structuring Surveillance

Structuring Surveillance

Matt Davies, GiGL Data Manager We at GiGL are always striving to increase the number of records we hold by encouraging more people to get involved in recording, and by supporting existing recorders in carrying out surveys and encouraging them to share records with us....
Field Studies Council

Field Studies Council

Mel Cousins, Field Studies Council Marketing Assistant An environmental education charity which began in 1943, the Field Studies Council works with people of all ages and abilities, providing opportunities for them to experience the environment at first hand; to...
Citizen Science

Citizen Science

Chloë Smith, GiGL Data Officer & Mandy Rudd, GiGL Chief Executive Citizen science is not new. The Guide to Citizen Science (2012), a joint publication between the Biological Records Centre (part of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) and the Natural History...
Churchyards of London

Churchyards of London

Brian Cuthbertson, Head of Environment and Sustainability at the Diocese of London The Churchyards Ecology Survey is the first phase in a multi-year project called ‘Churchyards for London’. Depending on how you count them, there are about 600 churchyards in Greater...