Tullie House Museum Natural History Collections
Citation
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (2018). Tullie House Museum Natural History Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/epewfs accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-20.Description
Museum Collection Data. Data for specimens in the natural history collections of Tullie House Museum, digitised thus far.Purpose
To document the natural history collections at Tullie House Museum which aim to provide a permanent material resource for the study of natural history in Cumbria, support biological recording through the preservation of voucher material and to provide a reference collection of British species as an aid to local naturalist.Sampling Description
Quality Control
All specimens have been identified by experienced naturalists in their field. However specimens in some critical groups have not been recently reviewed by a competent authority and should be assessed in that context.Method steps
- Collections of local naturalists donated to the Museum from 1893 to present. Recent material includes voucher specimens for specific invertebrate surveys in Cumbria.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
United Kingdom generally and predominantly Cumbria.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorCumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Castle Street
CA3 8TP
Carlisle
Telephone: 01228 618732
email: info@cbdc.org.uk
homepage: http://www.cbdc.org.uk/
metadata author
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Castle Street
CA3 8TP
Carlisle
Telephone: 01228 618732
email: info@cbdc.org.uk
homepage: http://www.cbdc.org.uk/
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Simon Jackson - Curator of Natural Sciences
administrative point of contact
email: nature@tulliehouse.co.uk