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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 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
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, December 15th, 2025 at 7:20am
CBDC's Challenge 365 is returning in 2026!

If you are looking for a challenge which will do something positive for nature, this is for you.

All you have to do is observe something. Every day. For one year. And tell us what you have seen.

https://www.cbdc.org.uk/recording-wildlife/challenge-365/
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, December 9th, 2025 at 8:00am
Join us this time next week for a #webinar exploring winter birds in Cumbria. CBDC Recording Officer, Martin Harris, will talk about the species you can see across the county and how to record them. All welcome for the 7-8pm session!

Book your free place here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cumbria-ecoskills/recording-winter-birds/e-qgerqp