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, December 9th, 2025 at 8:00am
Join us this time next week for a #webinar exploring winter birds in Cumbria. CBDC Recording Officer, Martin Harris, will talk about the species you can see across the county and how to record them. All welcome for the 7-8pm session!

Book your free place here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/recording-winter-birds/e-qgerqp
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, December 9th, 2025 at 1:00am
#Raise Cumbria Community Forest are launching a neuroaffirming volunteer programme this January - and there are still a few days left to sign up. Find out more here:
https://www.raisecumbria.co.uk/volunteer

CBDC will be taking part with an introduction to wildlife recording!
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, December 3rd, 2025 at 5:25am
Are you a farmer or landowner interested in recording the wildlife on your land holding? Information collected can support payment applications and other funding possibilities as well as new business opportunities (farm safaris?!). And can demonstrate the amazing work you are doing....

Join the free Cumbria Ecoskills session on 18th Feb to find out more.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/recording-wildlife-for-farmers-and-landowners/e-xoozqx
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, December 1st, 2025 at 3:18am
Can we start talking about Christmas presents now?!

Get something that will create new skills and potentially open new doors for you friend, family member or work colleague - a very cost effective place on a Cumbria Ecoskills session!

Hedges can be planted in many different environments - from farms to parks and gardens as well as community spaces. Learn the art of laying a hedge in this introductory session with expert hedgelayer, Lee Bassett. Or treat someone to a new skill!

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/hedgelaying-workshop/e-ermbox
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreFriday, November 28th, 2025 at 4:13am
You missed our last Cumbria Ecoskills session of 2025!

Never mind - we have 15 events next year and there is something for everyone with an interest in nature recovery.

How about an orchard planning, establishment and management day? Ideal for groups planning community orchards or landowners looking to develop a new business idea (carbon sequestration, slowing the flow and a crop - a win-win situation). Places are booking up fast so don't miss out:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/caring-for-orchards/e-qmmydv
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, November 25th, 2025 at 5:36am
Can you see a pattern emerging here?

Join the Cumbria Ecoskills training sessions between 29th Nov 2025 and 29th May 2026 to learn something new and contribute to nature recovery in Cumbria.

As well as Trees: Seeds to Saplings on 28th Nov and Introduction to Mosses & Bryophytes on 31st Jan, we have a Coppicing Workshop on 10th Feb - an excellent opportunity to learn a practical new skill to manage woodlands, create forest products AND do something positive for nature. Hosted at CWT Brown Robin Nature Reserve.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/coppicing-workshop/e-mqjyqe

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, December 9th, 2025 at 8:00am
Join us this time next week for a #webinar exploring winter birds in Cumbria. CBDC Recording Officer, Martin Harris, will talk about the species you can see across the county and how to record them. All welcome for the 7-8pm session!

Book your free place here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/recording-winter-birds/e-qgerqp
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, December 9th, 2025 at 1:00am
#Raise Cumbria Community Forest are launching a neuroaffirming volunteer programme this January - and there are still a few days left to sign up. Find out more here:
https://www.raisecumbria.co.uk/volunteer

CBDC will be taking part with an introduction to wildlife recording!
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, December 3rd, 2025 at 5:25am
Are you a farmer or landowner interested in recording the wildlife on your land holding? Information collected can support payment applications and other funding possibilities as well as new business opportunities (farm safaris?!). And can demonstrate the amazing work you are doing....

Join the free Cumbria Ecoskills session on 18th Feb to find out more.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/recording-wildlife-for-farmers-and-landowners/e-xoozqx
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, December 1st, 2025 at 3:18am
Can we start talking about Christmas presents now?!

Get something that will create new skills and potentially open new doors for you friend, family member or work colleague - a very cost effective place on a Cumbria Ecoskills session!

Hedges can be planted in many different environments - from farms to parks and gardens as well as community spaces. Learn the art of laying a hedge in this introductory session with expert hedgelayer, Lee Bassett. Or treat someone to a new skill!

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/hedgelaying-workshop/e-ermbox
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreFriday, November 28th, 2025 at 4:13am
You missed our last Cumbria Ecoskills session of 2025!

Never mind - we have 15 events next year and there is something for everyone with an interest in nature recovery.

How about an orchard planning, establishment and management day? Ideal for groups planning community orchards or landowners looking to develop a new business idea (carbon sequestration, slowing the flow and a crop - a win-win situation). Places are booking up fast so don't miss out:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/caring-for-orchards/e-qmmydv
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, November 25th, 2025 at 5:36am
Can you see a pattern emerging here?

Join the Cumbria Ecoskills training sessions between 29th Nov 2025 and 29th May 2026 to learn something new and contribute to nature recovery in Cumbria.

As well as Trees: Seeds to Saplings on 28th Nov and Introduction to Mosses & Bryophytes on 31st Jan, we have a Coppicing Workshop on 10th Feb - an excellent opportunity to learn a practical new skill to manage woodlands, create forest products AND do something positive for nature. Hosted at CWT Brown Robin Nature Reserve.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/coppicing-workshop/e-mqjyqe