GIGL
The capital' environmental records centre
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A Gathering Around a Small Mound of Dirt: An Intro to the London Wildlife Tracking Group
The London Wildlife Tracking Group is open to anyone who is interested in learning the art of tracking, to meet people and spend more time out in our city’s green spaces. Our group is open to complete beginners, in fact, most of those joining our first meet had never tracked…
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Ambassadors for Ecological Evidence
While the London Plan consultation process is over, the issues raised remain just as relevant. The final London Plan is still being shaped, but the need for robust evidence extends beyond a single policy document. There are many ways our stakeholders can support GiGL's…
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Helping Shape a Better London Plan for Nature
The new London Plan will shape the city’s future, but are planning decisions being informed by the best available ecological evidence? Our new factsheet sets out GiGL’s response to the Draft London Plan, highlighting how it can better support nature recovery and evidence-based…
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Locating Opportunities for New Green Space with Afield Environmental
Afield Environmental is a new grant-giving charity responding to environmental injustice. The first open call for Nature Communities grants will launch in October 2026, focusing on applications from a number of London boroughs identified as a priority through working with…
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Big City Bug Hunt reveals the biodiversity thriving in London’s community food growing spaces
Can you believe more than 82 community food growing groups have been mobilised to record over 1,714 species across London’s community farms, orchards and edible gardens? Over spring and summer this year, community growers have been recording bugs through Capital Growth’s Big…
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Get Lesnes Abbey Savvy!
Become a community scientist or add to your repertoire of records and collect some data to add to the form. The records you collect and share with us will expand the evidence base, demonstrating the ecological and social importance of Lesnes Abbey... The post Get Lesnes Abbey…
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Helping Deliver a Cleaner, Healthier Future for London’s Waterways
GiGL has helped shape the development of the Mayor of London’s ambitious Clean Rivers and Waterways Plan, which was launched this month, detailing actions needed over the next decade “to revive nature and restore public access to our city’s waterways to make every one of them…
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Mapping a Biodiversity Baseline for a Cultural Quarter: GiGL’s Partnership with South Ken ZEN+
Our year-long partnership brought together ecological records, habitat information, green infrastructure and climate data to create a suite of accessible maps. The aim was to provide SKZ+ with a robust evidence base that could strengthen funding applications while establishing a…