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Carlisle Carlisle City Council manages a number of Nature Reserves and Wildlife Sites in and around the City, where you can see many different species of wildlife and enjoy the countryside: 

For more information about Carlisle's Wildlife and Nature Reserves, volunteering and getting involved please contact:

Carlisle City Council
Neighbourhoods and Green Spaces
Civic Centre
Carlisle
CA3 8QG

Tel: 01228 817200

The River Eden, and Caldew are home to a number of wildlife species protected under the Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981, and the European Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC.

For more information about the River Eden and its wildlife visit the Freshwater Life Exhibition at Tullie House Museum (external link)


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Contact us

 01228 817000

Carlisle City Council
Civic Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria,
CA3 8QG