Training Events

Good training underpins good biological records. CBDC delivers Recording for Beginners training and encourages recorders to attend species identification training in the County.

Fellfoot Forward Site Seeing Project

Thursday 20th January 2022.  7:00pm – 8:30pm  ( Online)

The Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme (LPS), led by the North Pennines AONB Partnership and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will be looking at the County Wildlife Sites in the scheme area.  These sites will play an important role in the Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Network as set out in the recent Environment Bill.  Join us for an informal session to find out more about the Fellfoot Forward Site LPS Seeing Project, County Wildlife Sites and how you can get involved.

Volunteer Surveyors wanted

As part of the Fellfoot Forward LPS Site Seeing project we are looking for volunteers who are interested in surveying County Wildlife Sites in the Fellfoot Forward project area. You will require at least reasonable vascular plant identification skills, although good ID skills in other taxa will be considered.

If you wish to find out more about this project please book on and attend this online introductory session.

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    Training Services

    CBDC offers a variety of training services. For more information, please contact our Recording Officer, Stuart.

    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, February 18th, 2026 at 10:27pm
    Rebecca Slack from CBDC will be speaking at the first Friends of the Ullswater Way evening talk for 2026 tonight from 7:30pm. More information here: https://www.ullswaterheritage.org/home
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, February 16th, 2026 at 11:38pm
    Still a couple of hours left to register for tomorrow afternoon's 'Recording Wildlife for Farmers and Landowners' session at Penruddock Village Hall. If you manage or farm land and have interests in recording species and habitats, do come along!

    https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/t-ejknmvo
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, February 9th, 2026 at 11:22pm
    CBDC have been working with #WildlifeMedia students at #UniversityofCumbria to create a film to celebrate our 15th anniversary. The film will be premiered at the #CumbriaRecordersConference on 28th Feb. In the meantime, these amazing students are winning prizes for their work. Well done to Jack, Victoria and Ryan (L-R) for your recent successes at the Royal Television Society Student Awards! Good luck at the next awards ceremony....🤞

    https://www.itv.com/news/border/2026-02-09/cumbrian-students-pick-up-awards-for-wildlife-project-work?fbclid=IwY2xjawP3EyZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOaTlobFNKYmxzekJNWHV2c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhrZV1RXvHo_H83EcxaKw0XA7JfQkpUOHrb9qVCEZpsToXDpokeO1P_8_0Cw_aem_iqUKCIyYXmHowQZCTi5VKg

    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/recorders-conference/
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, February 9th, 2026 at 4:53am
    There's still chance to sign up for tomorrow evening's webinar which is an introduction to ~#biological (or wildlife) #recording in #Cumbria. Come along if you are new to recording and want to find out more! All welcome and no prior experience needed.

    While pebbles aren't generally recorded, couldn't help but share this happy pebble!

    https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/biological-recording-with-cumbria-biodiversity-data-centre/e-rbdpxr
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, February 2nd, 2026 at 7:00am
    Join CBDC and Cumbria Ecoskills for free, evening webinars in February:
    - Biological Recording, Tuesday 10th Feb, 7-8pm: aimed at those new to wildlife recording. Book your ticket: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/biological-recording-with-cumbria-biodiversity-data-centre/e-rbdpxr
    - Introduction to Mapping: Biodiversity Data, Thursday 12th Feb, 7-8pm: aimed at anyone who is recording but would like to find out more about mapping data. Book your ticket: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-mapping-biodiversity-data/e-bgyxle
    - Introduction to Mapping: Using QGIS, Thursday 26th Feb, 7-8pm: following on from the session on 12th, this will look at using QGIS to map your data. Book your ticket: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/introduction-to-mapping-using-qgis/e-rbxqoo

    More information: https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-ecoskills/
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
    Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, January 26th, 2026 at 11:58pm
    One week left to apply for a CBDC Small Grant to support your recording activities. Open to individuals, groups and societies. For all T&Cs and the application form, see:
    https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/small-grants-scheme/