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 CentreWednesday, May 20th, 2026 at 11:15pm
    Tickets are still available for our two penultimate #Cumbria #Ecoskills sessions:
    - Introduction to Bees, Friday 22nd May at Orton
    - Introduction to Moths, Saturday 23rd May at Houghton, Carlisle.

    So for a last chance to improve your identification skills this summer, come and join us!

    https://www.ticketsource.com/cumbria-ecoskills
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreSunday, May 17th, 2026 at 10:28pm
    Want to find out more about bees and how to identify them? Join us on Friday for a short course called 'Introduction to #Bees'.

    This free session takes place 10am-1pm in Orton.

    Book now: https://www.ticketsource.com/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-bees/e-zeeoxr
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreFriday, May 15th, 2026 at 10:23pm
    Love small mammals but not sure how to tell a vole from a shrew or a mouse?

    Join our short course 'Introduction to Small #Mammals' tomorrow.

    Free session, 10am-3pm. Last few places remaining!

    https://www.ticketsource.com/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-small-mammals/e-qmmdve
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 10:28pm
    Love butterflies but want to find out more about them, including how to identify them?

    Last chance to join the Introduction to #Butterflies short course tomorrow!

    Free course, 10am-1pm

    Book here: https://www.ticketsource.com/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-butterflies/e-qmmdbe
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreThursday, May 7th, 2026 at 3:08am
    There are around 2,500 moths in the UK - from large and colourful hawkmoths to small LBJs*, Find out more at the 'Intro to Moths' course at Gosling Sike on 23rd May - last few places remaining.

    All welcome.

    https://www.ticketsource.com/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-moths/e-aggego

    #mothidentification #wildlifecourses

    *Little brown ones
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, May 6th, 2026 at 5:04am
    Love bees? Find out more and improve your identification skills at this free session at Orton Market Hall on 22nd May. All welcome!

    https://www.ticketsource.com/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-bees/e-zeeoxr

    #bees #beeidentification #wildlifecourses