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 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/
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, January 21st, 2026 at 5:24am
The annual Cumbria Recorders' Conference will take place on Saturday 28th February 2026 at Rosehill Theatre, near Whitehaven.

Free to attend but places are limited.

For more information and to book your place: https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/recorders-conference/
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, January 19th, 2026 at 8:22am
Join us this time tomorrow for our second winter webinar of the winter - and first of 2026!
Focusing on winter tree ID, we'll look at a few common trees in Cumbria so you can impress friends and family. Aimed at beginners but all welcome to come and practice your skills.

Book your free place: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/winter-tree-id-and-recording/e-mjrvzd
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/