This week marks Invasive Species Week! Check out the heatmap of GiGL's invasive non-native species (INNS) records for London below.

Check out Invasive Species Week for more information about how to correctly identify and tackle invasive species 🔍🌿 #INNSweek

📢Apply by this Sunday 19th May if you're interested in one of our exciting new opportunites! Join the GiGL team and be our new Nature Recovery Data Officer or Nature Recovery Data Assistant🌿

✨ GiGL is now a Good Market accredited social enterprise! ✨

Good Market is an international curated community of social enterprises, cooperatives, responsible businesses, civic organisations, networks, and changemakers💚

Find out more here: buff.ly/3JZseHB

Volunteer for The Great London Pond Project! In partnership with Freshwater Habitats Trust and GiGL, ZSL are planning to map and assess the condition of ponds in London. To get involved, please sign up to one of the training sessions below. Supported by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan LDNMayor Environment

GiGL staff will be attending the Esri UK Annual Conference next Tuesday! We are excited to attend some innovative GIS talks and connect with our fellow LERC colleagues. If you are also attending, let us know!

#Esri UKAC #Esri #GIS

Water voles are out and about for their mating season! Share any sightings or field signs via the GiGL portal to contribute to the London Water Vole Recovery Programme 🐾buff.ly/3QFOTfN

Any mink sightings, please send to Water Life Recovery Trust: buff.ly/3QB40qM

We have two exciting new opportunities to join our friendly and committed team!🌿

If you're interested in being GiGL's new Nature Recovery Data Officer or Data Assistant, then find out more and apply by 19th May 🗓️
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🌸 Spring is in full bloom! 🌸

Our Delivery Officer Louisa tracked blossom trees outside her house—buds to full bloom in just 2 weeks!

Hone your photography skills and share records with GiGL. Need help identifying? Try apps like Seek by iNaturalist. 📸 #Spring #Nature

Just 5 days left to help ID #CityNatureChallenge observations through the iNat app: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/city-…
Do it for LDN! 🐞🌿🐌

The intricacies of data flow in London - and this is only part of the picture!

From use as an evidence base, to informing surveys and generating new data, to sharing updates, and round again! Record centres help facilitate this flow 🔄

Read more here👉 buff.ly/4aU8ocC

City Nature Challenge starts tomorrow💚buff.ly/3TCEKAE

CNC uses iNaturalist, which can feed into GiGL if a licence permitting commercial use is in place! See how to change settings so your records are mobilised for decision making🌿

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It's almost time for #CityNatureChallenge2024 !📲 🐝 Get involved in the international wildlife count via the free @‌iNaturalist app and record your finds. citynaturechallenge.org.uk

Happy #EarthDay ! 🌿

There are over 8 million species on Earth, and nearly 18,000 of those have been recorded in London! We help give nature a voice in the capital, and celebrate biodiversity and wild spaces everyday 💚
#EarthDay 2024

Read our latest GiGLer articles!

Dr Judith John highlights concerns for hedgehogs in Bromley🦔

We continue our dive into recording apps by exploring iNaturalist, just in time for City Nature Challenge on 26th April!📱🌿

Take a look👉 buff.ly/48ncHMK

Data Stewardship encompasses everything we do to get quality data onto desktops and into our stakeholder services so it can inform decision making for environmental and social benefits🌿💚

A lot of the work goes on behind the scenes, so here's a bit more about what it involves🔎

🌿📅 Less than 3 weeks until #CityNatureChallenge kicks off! 🌍 Don't miss out on the chance to generate and verify #CNC records, bolstering the evidence base for LERCs like GiGL📊🔍

Join Community Science at the Natural History Museum on the @iNaturalist app from April 26th to 29th and be part of #CNC 2024! 🏙️🌳

Read our latest GiGLer articles!

Cassandra Li explores the diverse bryoflora (mosses, liverworts & hornworts) right at our doorstep, while our Community Officer, Victoria, introduces the plethora of recording apps at our fingertips📱🌿

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🦋GREAT #WarrenFarmNR NATURE NEWS🦋Our newly agreed upon Local Nature Reserve is part of the vital East-West B-Line!🐝 Insect Pathways connecting London’s highest quality pollinator friendly habitats 🌼🪲💚Meadows matter☺️🌸Thanks to GiGL Buglife Join in, links below👇🏼

#CityNatureChallenge is back! 🤳 Join nature enthusiasts from 26 - 29 April in collecting photos of local wildlife and help conservation efforts across the UK. 🐝

No expert knowledge needed - download the @iNaturalist app to get started 🐞

Get involved: citynaturechallenge.org.uk

To say we’re grateful for all your support to help our wildlife & community get this far is an understatement!💚Our hope is that what’s happening here can in some way help strengthen all campaign groups standing up for their green & blue spaces🙌🏼🦊Nature connects us all🦔💚End🧵