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Big City Bug Hunt
Are you Critter Curious? Join Capital Growth’s Big City Bug Hunt and become a citizen scientist! If you’re part of a community growing group, Capital Growth and GiGL need you! Since last summer...
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London Day of Nature 2026
It was a sunny spring morning on Saturday 9th May as the GiGL team arrived at Camley Street Natural Park to prepare for London Day of Nature 2026. This (almost) annual event, run by GiGL, brings...
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The Ancient Woodland Inventory Update Project
From 2021 to 2024, GiGL led a research project to improve the accuracy of records of London’s ancient woodlands, helping to ensure these nationally important habitats are properly represented. GiGL...
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Seeing Small: Bugs, Data, and Making It All Make Sense
Penny is a graphic designer, insect surveyor, and macro photographer, but in practice, those things all come together through her love of biological recording – paying close attention to what’s living...
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Still GiGLing: 30 Years of Nature Data, People and Persistence
2026 is a year of significant anniversaries for us here at GiGL Towers. We launched as a hosted local environmental records centre 20 years ago, having spent two years in a development phase with a...
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iNaturalist and City Nature Challenge 2026 – Making Your Observations Count
Joss Carr, from the Biological Recording Company, shares his top tips for getting the most out of City Nature Challenge 2026, a four-day long global bioblitz organised through iNaturalist in which...
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New Resources Launched for London’s SINCs!
A new suite of resources have been launched to support the protection, management and understanding of London’s Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs). SINCs recognise the capital’s most...
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Recording Chiswick’s Wildlife – Why Urban Species Surveys Matter
Joanne Gilbert is founder and chair of WildChiswick. The not-for-profit community group was established in 2021 with the aims of making residents aware of the wildlife around them and why other...
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Only 1.7% of London Planning Applications Use Biodiversity Data – New...
GiGL calls on London’s local planning authorities to act on the capital’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy with better use of biodiversity evidence. Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC...
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Revisiting Rodney Burton’s Flora of the London Area, 1983
Rodney Burton’s Flora of the London Area was published 43 (1983) years ago this year. In celebration of Rodney’s ecstatically methodical Atlas of London’s Flora and in tribute to his life, GiGL...
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The Butterflies of London
I’m Leslie Williams, a Recorder for butterflies serving in a volunteer role with the London Natural History Society (LNHS). The Society has recently published ‘The Butterflies of London’, a book that...
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GiGL’s Role in Developing London’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy
GiGL is proud to have worked alongside the Greater London Authority (GLA) to help produce our city’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). We’ve played a central role in ensuring the strategy,...
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How GiGL Stays Relevant by Engaging with National Bodies
National engagement matters. It’s something we take seriously at GiGL – and something we’re really quite good at. In a data landscape that is continually evolving, collaboration and continuous...
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Posters and Presentations: Engage with LDN 2026 Before the Day
London Day of Nature is fast approaching on 9th May 2026, and the GiGL team are excited to invite you to join us at Camley Street Natural Park for a celebration of London’s remarkable natural...
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Winter Editorial Issue 38
Welcome to your six-monthly roundup from the GiGLer newsletter. In this winter edition, we bring you our species recording highlights, GiGL news, recent newsletter features, and a look to what’s...
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Just for the Record! People Power in Capturing and Providing Ecological...
Access to reliable ecological data is essential for understanding, protecting and improving London’s natural spaces, for the benefit of both wildlife and people. Yet too often this information remains...
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Creating Space for Pollinators in London
Pollinating London Together (PLT) is a charity dedicated to protecting London’s pollinators and promoting biodiversity. Founded in 2020 by the Worshipful Companies of Wax Chandlers and Gardeners, PLT...
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Public Consultation of the Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy
The Greater London Authority (GLA) is asking Londoners for their views on the Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). Over the past few years, GiGL has been supporting the GLA in...
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A Staggering Result
London, particularly south London, is lucky to host the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) as a resident invertebrate. It is surprising that Britain’s (and one of Europe’s) largest terrestrial beetle calls...
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Combining GiGL Data with External Data to Meet Your Information and Answer Needs
Green spaces and biodiversity hold a wealth of importance in London. They are vital for conserving species, enhancing climate resilience, improving health and wellbeing, providing amenity space, and...
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