Cumbria GeoConservation Group (CGC) is a voluntary geological conservation group working to record and look after important geological sites. Currently there are about 280 recorded sites all of which have been evaluated by our members. Site details are logged with Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (CBDC) and are relayed to the planning authorities in Cumbria and other agencies. CGC operates as a special interest group of Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
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.
Friends of the Lake District are running two hedgerow survey training events this week - anyone interested in learning how to survey hedgerows are welcome to attend:
One place has come up on the mock Field Identification Skills Certificate session this Friday. An excellent trial run before the real thing on 29th July!
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!