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📊🌿 Our colourful borough factsheets are now updated online! They’re available to explore, download, and share here: www.gigl.org.uk/our-data-hol...

Explore visual summaries of species, sites and habitat data holdings for each borough - plus an overview for Greater London as a whole🍄🪲📍

London Day of Nature 2024 London Day of Nature is an event hosted by GiGL to celebrate London’s wildlife and green spaces, and those working to protect, study and champion it. The 202...

🌿London Day of Nature is approaching! Want a taste of what’s in store? Dive into the recordings from LDN 2024 and explore the topics that shaped our last gathering 🐞🐝

🎥 Catch up on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Join us on 9th May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-day...

Join us in May for the next London Day of Nature! We'll be at Camley Street Natural Park for a celebration of London’s remarkable natural environment and the people dedicated to protecting, studying, and championing it🦔🪲🍄

🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/KQPnzZj

#LDN2026 #LondonNature #NatureEvent

Early bird tickets may have been snapped up, but regular tickets for London Day of Nature are still available 👉️ buff.ly/agc9bT6

Join us on 9th May at Camley St Natural Park for a day of inspiring talks and workshops celebrating London’s incredible nature🦔🪲🍄

#LondonNature #NatureEvent #LDN2026

Early bird tickets for London Day of Nature are selling out fast! Grab yours while they last 👇
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Come along for a fantastic day of talks and workshops celebrating London's nature and all those working to understand, improve and protect it 💚

#LondonEnvironment #NatureEvent #LDN2026

📣 Early bird tickets are now available for London Day of Nature 2026! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-day...

🎟️ Early bird tickets: £14.40
📆 Saturday 9th May 2026
📍 Camley Street Natural Park - thanks to London Wildlife Trust for hosting!

#LondonEnvironment #NatureEvent #LDN2026

London Day of Nature is returning! After a year out, we’re back - and moving the event to Spring🌸

🎟️ Early bird tickets go on sale tomorrow!
📆 Save the date - Saturday 9th May 2026
📍 We're back at our usual haunt - LWT's Camley Street Natural Park

#LondonNature #NatureEvent #LDN2025

🌟 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the GiGL team! 🌟

If you’re out and about over the holidays, we’d love to see your winter wildlife recording adventures 🦌🦉🐾

Share your records and photos with us here:
👉 buff.ly/qEXLnzu

Happy holidays, and happy recording! 🎁

Our updated Biodiversity Hotspots map is now live! 💚 It highlights hotspots where important species or habitats are present 🌳🦔

Check out the map on Discover London 🗺️ buff.ly/RNE2iTM
Download the data via the London Datastore 📍 buff.ly/pKqjuyE

#BiodiversityHotspots #PlanningForNature

London’s Important Invertebrate Areas - GIGL Over the past nine years, Buglife has been busily mapping a network of Important Invertebrate Areas (IIAs) for Great Britain. Each of the 100+ IIAs is home to nationally or internationally important…

Did you know that London has Important Invertebrate Areas? 🪲🦋🐝

GiGL has recently been working with Buglife to include their IIA maps and B-Lines in our data search reports to inform on strategic areas. Read the article from Jamie, Buglife's Programme Manger here: 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/2025/11/20/l...

Mapping London’s Hidden Molluscs: The First Pan-London Survey for the German Hairy Snail - GIGL Pseudotrichia rubiginosa is a rare non-marine snail that clings to damp riverside vegetation and wetland margins. Despite its modest size, it has an intriguing backstory - with scattered records…

Cute snail alert! 🐌✨

This autumn marked the launch of London’s first coordinated survey for the German Hairy Snail - a rare and easily overlooked resident of the city’s waterways. Read the full GiGler article from @citizenzoo.bsky.social here: 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/2025/11/20/m...

Creating Space for Pollinators in London - GIGL Pollinators thrive when we give them the basics: food, shelter and space. London’s pollinators are resilient, but they need our help. Every patch of green matters. Together, we can make sure the city…

Creating space for pollinators in London 🐝🦋

In our new GiGLer article, we hear from Pollinating London Together about how pollinators underpin the health of our natural spaces, and how simple actions and initiatives can make a big difference🌸

www.gigl.org.uk/2025/10/23/c...

Just for the Record! People Power in Capturing and Providing Ecological Information - GIGL As a local government ecologist, I’m committed to finding ways and means to help the public provide the ecological records that make their lives, and the lives of the wildlife they value, a little…

How can GiGL’s partners help strengthen data collection & sharing? 🪲🦇🌳

In a new GiGLer article, Iain Boulton, an ecologist at Lambeth and one of our long-standing partners, highlights how councils can play a vital role in supporting the public and GiGL to capture valuable data 💚 buff.ly/CT4XNFL

Happy Halloween !!🦇🎃

Here are some of the spookily-named species that can be spotted in London... can you think of any more? 🕷️

#Halloween #SpookySpecies #LondonWildlife #LondonNature

🌿 Have your say on what action we need to take for nature in London. The Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for consultation: londonlnrs.commonplace.is 🐍

#London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS

A Staggering Result - GIGL The story of how these marvellous beetles came to represent almost 0.5% of our total species database today spans the history of GiGL, embodies the strong professional and personal bonds that tie GiGL...

Our latest GiGLer article is out now! 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/2025/09/18/a...

Read how the marvellous stag beetle came to represent almost 0.5% of our total species data through our collaboration with LWT, and is testament to Mathew Frith’s commitment to both London’s wildlife and its people 💚

Combining GiGL Data with External Data to Meet Your Information and Answer Needs - GIGL This article explores the insights we can produce by combining the environmental data that GiGL hold with datasets from other organisations and platforms. We’ll showcase some mapping and analysis…

We're showcasing how we work with datasets that are accessible beyond GiGL! 🧩 In our latest article we show how we can integrate a wide range of information into our interpretation services to reveal powerful insights. Read the latest via The GiGLer 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/2025/08/21/c...

There's still time to take part in @wildchiswick.bsky.social recording competition! Log your records on the online form to be in with a chance of winning. £50 voucher for Hilliers Garden Centre anyone? All data submitted to GiGL to help protect Chiswick's nature 🦋
wildchiswick.com/naturesurvey/

Get outside and get recording in Chiswick this summer for the chance to win a £50 voucher for Hilliers Garden Centre in WildChiswick's Species Recording competition. Records will be shared with GiGL so it's a win for nature too! wildchiswick.com/naturesurvey/

Our Summer Editorial of The GiGLer is out now! 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/2025/07/24/s...

Look back on the last 6 months of articles. The editorial features a new species recording round up 🦋🪲🌸 See what's been recorded this year, including some amazing photos received📸

#SummerNewsletter #LondonNature

We’re celebrating Insect week (23–29 June) 🪲🦋🐜 GiGL holds over 2 million insect records for London!

Read our latest GiGLer article 📖 buff.ly/qIlTS2U

Start discovering the incredible insect life around you! 🔍 Explore #InsectWeek resources 🦗https://buff.ly/44f3aEf

#InsectWeek2025 #LondonWildlife

🌿Read our latest GiGLer articles! 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/gigler/

See what's in store this month...

🌊 River Restoration Opportunities - discover the new interactive map

🪲 Explore London's Insect Records for #InsectWeek2025

#LondonNature #RiverRestoration #LondonRivers #InsectWeek

What a hoot! Owl sightings increase in London – and not just in the leafy suburbs Chances are, wherever you live, if there’s greenery around there will be owls there too

Did you know owls are often spotted in London? 🦉 And many make London green spaces their home! 🌿

Take a look at the article we contributed our owl insights and data to! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Submit an owl record here 👉 www.gigl.org.uk/owl-prowl/

✨ The GiGL 2023–24 Annual Report is now live! www.gigl.org.uk/about-gigl/p...

We’re proud to share highlights from a successful year🌿💚

Highlights include:
🌍 Achievements
📈 Data insights
🤝 Collaborations
🦋 Evolving

#AnnualReport #BiodiversityData #LondonEnviornment #UrbanNature

🌿 Read our latest GiGLer articles! 📖 buff.ly/Nwb4MjK

🐦 Barbican Wildlife Garden: a thriving community-led garden @barbicanwildlife.bsky.social

📊 Wandsworth’s ‘On Your Street’ Survey: what happens when locals are asked "What can you find in your garden?"

#UrbanNature #LondonGardens

Building Tomorrow: influencing Local Plans and greenspaces Join us to learn tools to have your say on London green spaces.

Have you booked onto our free planning workshop yet?

Join us this Thursday May 22nd at 6pm, with Planning Aid for London, to find out about the Local Plan process and how it can be used to influence the future of your local neighbourhoods🌿

Find out more here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-t...

🌳 We're celebrating Urban Tree Festival! 🌳 Find out more about the week and get involved here: urbantreefestival.org

Join us in exploring GiGL's woodland projects, including the updated London Public Realm Tree Map we helped compile ✨ Explore over 1.1 million trees: apps.london.gov.uk/street-trees/

Two great submissions to our online form: one majestic and one rather cute🦉
This barn owl in flight was spotted by Mark Saunders, while the sweet tawny owl was recorded by Alice Sinclair (@snappytits_ )
Our online form is open year round to receive your sightings! www.gigl.org.uk/submit-recor...

Building Tomorrow: influencing Local Plans and greenspaces Join us to learn tools to have your say on London green spaces.

📣 We're collaborating with Planning Aid for London to deliver a free workshop on Thurs 22 May 6pm!

We'll explore how the Local Plan process works and how it can be a tool to help protect London’s green spaces🌿

👉 buff.ly/4yvXHUX

#Planning #CommunityPlanning #London
@planaidlondon.bsky.social

Read our latest GiGLer articles! 📖 www.gigl.org.uk/gigler/

Here's what's new:
🐝 Staff Interview with Claudia Watts
💚 How GiGL Delivers Social Impact
📣 New Strategy Launch: www.gigl.org.uk/category/bri...

#Biodiversity #SocialImpact #LondonNature