Contact Us

For general enquiries, please email info@cbdc.org.uk. For specific enquiries, you are welcome to contact a member of the team directly by phone or email using our details on the Meet the Team page but suggest contacting Rebecca in the first instance.

Postal Address:

CBDC,
Tullie,
Castle Street,
Carlisle, CA3 8TP.

Office Address:

CBDC,
Herbert Atkinson House,
13 Abbey Street,
Carlisle, CA3 8TX.

Visit Us

We welcome visitors by appointment, whether it is to have a chat about a recording project, make use of our recorder support facilities or just because you'd like to learn more about what we do.

The CBDC offices are situated adjacent to the Tullie museum building on Abbey Street, in Herbert Atkinson House. Please ring the doorbell (it's a red door with Herbert Atkinson House written above) and ask for a member of CBDC staff.

Herbert Atkinson House, Abbey Street (sat nav: CA3 8TX, NY39735601)

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      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre

      The Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre at Tullie House Museum, Carlisle keeps wildlife information for the county of Cumbria. Tullie House Museum, in its role as a local natural history museum, has collected and disseminated records of wildlife in Cumbria since its inception in 1893. From the early 1990s the Museum has developed a computerised database of species and habitat records in Cumbria and has taken the central role in providing a local biodiversity data service for the county. This role was restyled as Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (CBDC) in 2010, a not-for-profit organisation hosted by Tullie House Museum and advised by local stakeholders.
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, July 7th, 2026 at 5:30am
      Thank you to everyone who took part in #CumbriaWildWatch 2026!

      We've just looked at the records received so far (and there are more coming in!) and it looks like the best year so far with more people taking part in helping to establish a biodiversity baseline for Cumbria.

      Top species recorded was the Ringlet, with butterflies generally well recorded across the weekend. Selfheal was the top plant recorded.

      Thank you, Cumbria Wild Watchers 👏
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreSunday, June 28th, 2026 at 12:16am
      Final day of #CumbriaWildWatch

      Your last chance to contribute to wildlife records in Cumbria - used to inform nature recovery, planning & development, land management, education and research.

      Do something AMAZING for nature - tell us what you see!

      https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreFriday, June 26th, 2026 at 10:13pm
      Day 3 of #CumbriaWildWatch

      Spend 10 minutes in green space in Cumbria recording your wildlife observations - and send then to us via an app or our online form. Gardens, parks, coast or fell - help us achieve 2,000 observations this weekend.

      https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreThursday, June 25th, 2026 at 9:23pm
      Day 2 of #CumbriaWildWatch

      What will you see today? Tells us what animals, plants, fungi you spot to help build up a better understanding of what is found where in Cumbria...

      https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 8:01pm
      go!

      #CumbriaWildWatch 2026 has started! Log your wildlife sightings to help us better understand Cumbrian biodiversity - especially during the #heatwave.

      Find out how to take part:
      https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
      Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 6:25am
      get ready....

      #CumbriaWildWatch starts at midnight and runs to 28 June. Help us to better understand the wildlife of Cumbria by recording animals, plants and fungi in your local green space.

      You can record on iNaturalist, iRecord, download a spreadsheet or submit an observation form. Find out more by searching for Cumbria Wild Watch.

      https://www.cbdc.org.uk/recording-wildlife/share-your-records/cbdc-online-records-form/