Species Data

Our database holds over 2.5 million records which has been built up over a period of 20 years. It includes over 22,000 species across all major taxon groups with a geographical coverage that covers many locations in the UK. Every year we receive records from over 800 Cumbrian recorders, covering most invertebrates, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, invasive species, and more.

We supply data for national and local partners and ecological counsaltants which include records of observations of UK and locally designated species which are specified under the following designations:-

Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) UK priority species list
Cumbria Local BAP species
Species of principal importance in England (NERC section 41)
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 (Schedules 2, 4 and 5)
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 1, Schedule 5, Schedule 8, Schedule 9)
Protection of Badgers Act 1992
Red data lists
International and European designations
Species with national rarity

Our data includes a number of datasets, including those from local natural history groups, individual recorders, local and national recording schemes, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, statutory bodies, and many other contributors.

CBDC Datasets (Download.pdf):

Data Source	Taxon Group	Earliest record	Latest record	No. of records
Alston Moor Wildlife Group	Mixed taxa	29/08/2014	29/08/2014	34
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust	Amphibians and Reptiles	24/02/2009	27/09/2020	11133
Arnside Natural History Society Records	Plants – Mixed taxa	03/06/1979	31/12/2021	17324
Bat Conservation Trust	Mammals	12/02/1986	30/08/2018	1261
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS)	Insect – Bees, Wasps and Ants	1900	12/06/2013	3052
Biological Records Centre (BRC)	Mixed taxa	01/01/1910	31/12/1998	24174
Brathay Field Study Centre (FSC)	Mixed taxa	04/03/1968	05/06/2007	1371
British Mycological Society	Fungi	01/01/1922	31/12/1971	57
British Trust for Ornithology	Birds	01/01/2006	22/09/2012	668
Butterfly Conservation	Insect – Butterflies and Moths	17/07/1999	14/11/2021	90705
Carlisle Natural History Society	Mixed taxa	01/01/1993	27/02/2016	32935
Cumberland Bat Group	Mammals	12/08/2003	21/08/2014	260
Cumbria Amphib & Reptile Group	Amphibians and Reptiles	01/03/2020	28/09/2021	254
Cumbria Bird Club	Birds	01/01/1994	02/08/2013	721787
Cumbria Fungi Group	Fungi	01/10/2004	08/11/2021	3430
Cumbria Police Roadkill reports	Mammals	06/08/2011	24/06/2013	73
Cumbria Wildlife Trust	Mixed taxa	01/01/1970	29/07/2022	59641
Dipterists Forum Field Week	Insect – Flies	01/01/1999	31/12/1999	5163
Earthworm Society of Britain	Invertebrates	01/01/1998	17/03/2014	76
Eden Rivers Trust	Mixed taxa	28/08/2007	27/10/2008	126
Environment Agency	Mixed taxa	01/01/1977	12/10/2014	4908
Flora of Cumbria Survey	Vascular plants	01/01/1974	31/12/1997	419321
Forestry Commission	Mixed taxa	01/01/2013	31/12/2013	85
Froglife	Amphibians	01/01/1987	03/06/2012	25
General Records	Mixed taxa	30/06/1905	28/08/2022	812523
Hammond Collection	Mixed taxa	01/01/1944	31/05/2005	9030
Hunterian Museum	Insect – Moths	1889	24/07/1990	34
iRecord	Mixed taxa	07/07/1903	30/06/2019	53283
Kendal Natural History Society	Mixed taxa	17/05/2012	19/07/2014	431
Keswick Natural History Society	Mixed taxa	27/12/1998	31/12/2006	440
Liverpool Museum	Mixed taxa	12/08/1966	30/08/2008	22701
LRC ERIC NE Records Centre	Mixed taxa	1750	17/05/2014	40437
LRC Record Cheshire	Mixed taxa	02/08/1886	01/09/2012	6389
Matterdale – Nature Watch Group	Mixed taxa	17/07/2021	17/07/2021	63
National Trust	Mixed taxa	01/01/1984	31/08/2003	1049
Natural England	Mixed taxa	06/07/2002	13/12/2021	1717
Natural England – ELMS Pilot	Mixed taxa	15/08/2012	24/11/2021	793
North Pennines AONB	Mixed taxa	01/01/1996	30/06/2011	1936
North Pennines Wildwatch	Mixed taxa	26/04/1994	29/10/2016	2555
Openspace Ecology	Mixed taxa	24/04/2010	24/04/2010	85
Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)	Mixed taxa	01/08/1980	27/07/2021	1427
Rare Plants Register	Vascular plants	01/01/1950	31/12/2012	2882
Red Squirrels North England	Mammals	01/01/1960	31/12/2015	29215
Rothamsted Insect Survey (RIS)	Insect – Mixed taxa	19/05/1968	11/05/2015	37397
Save our Squirrels	Mammals	01/09/2006	06/05/2009	2242
Solway Nature Networks	Mixed taxa	04/02/2018	01/08/2019	1079
South Cumbria Bat Group	Mammals	08/03/1983	08/10/2017	2702
South Cumbria Rivers Trust	Mixed taxa	31/05/2019	13/09/2019	59
The Conservation of Bats in Bridges Project	Mammals	20/06/1990	03/12/1996	433
Tullie House	Mixed taxa	10/06/1912	01/05/2011	66479
University of Cumbria	Mixed taxa	01/01/2020	27/02/2021	1582
Vincent Wildlife Trust	Mammals	01/06/1957	20/02/2016	82
Walney Bird Observatory	Birds	18/02/1983	27/12/2019	7149
Watchtree Nature Reserve	Mixed taxa	07/04/2020	01/05/2020	225
Water Beetle Recording Scheme	Insect – Water Beetles	30/08/2005	01/06/2015	10982

Additional Species Data

Although we hold a vast number records, our data is not exhaustive and it does not include all species observations in Cumbria. Other local and national recording schemes, as well as the NBN Atlas, may include records that we do not have. For a list of alternative sources of information, please follow the link below to view our Other Data Sources page.