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 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