Volunteer Update

Volunteer Update

The card on the left shows an example of the type of records our species volunteers have been digitising, for species such as Yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) on the right (©Radu Chibzii) My last GiGLer article in April 2022 introduced the start of GiGL’s...
Volunteering at GiGL

Volunteering at GiGL

Volunteers have always been a key part of GiGL, whether they’re working hard to help us get through the mountains of data that we receive or participating in large online projects digitising record cards. Volunteers feature as an important branch of GiGL’s network...
LERCs: it’s not always about data

LERCs: it’s not always about data

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...
Planning for Better Biodiversity Outcomes

Planning for Better Biodiversity Outcomes

Eleni Foui, GiGL Planning Research Officer A whole year has passed since the “Biodiversity Evidence – Better Outcomes from Planning” project began. The project aims to support London’s Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to achieve better outcomes for biodiversity...
Information is Beautiful

Information is Beautiful

Andy Foy, GiGL Systems Manager Data is dull, isn’t it? It’s just a load of facts and figures collected together, a series of ones and zeros that don’t seem to be worth paying much attention to. But when it is presented in the right way data really comes alive. It is...