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 CentreFriday, January 2nd, 2026 at 12:01am
    One month left to apply to the CBDC Small Grants Scheme.

    If you have submitted records to CBDC, you will be eligible to apply for funding to support your ongoing recording activities. Individuals, groups and societies are welcome to apply. More information:

    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/small-grants-scheme/
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreThursday, January 1st, 2026 at 1:00am
    Challenge 365 starts today!

    Aim - to record a wildlife observation every day of the year.

    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/recording-wildlife/challenge-365/

    These camels definitely don't count!
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, December 29th, 2025 at 12:15am
    We're very excited about working with more people across Cumbria in 2026 in our aim to get more people recording wildlife, connecting to nature and doing something positive for nature.

    - Take part in Challenge 365 to record something each day of the year
    - Join a Cumbria Ecoskills training session
    - Do something during Cumbria Wild Watch in June 2026
    - Take part in the Cumbria Festival of Nature (more on this very soon!)

    Find out more from our website:
    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/recording-wildlife/challenge-365/
    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-ecoskills/
    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, December 23rd, 2025 at 11:44pm
    A huge thank you to all our partners, collaborators, colleagues and particularly wildlife recorders and verifiers - we have enjoyed working with you in 2025 and would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas!
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreSunday, December 21st, 2025 at 11:24pm
    If you need some reading for the Christmas period, the CBDC newsletter is available to read from our website (where you can see all the back issues) or simply click the link below:
    https://mailchi.mp/b163da6742af/cbdc-newsletter-december2025

    Happy reading!
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, December 15th, 2025 at 11:11pm
    Join our first winter webinar this evening at 7pm:

    Recording winter birds with Martin Harris, CBDC Recording Officer.

    Mulled wine and mince pie optional but very welcome!

    Sign up for free here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/recording-winter-birds/e-qgerqp