Ecological summary

Burial grounds are fantastic places for biodiversity, often containing species rich grassland which was once widespread in the UK. The walls and monuments create habitat for amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and invertebrates as well as ferns, mosses and liverworts. Of the 2,000 lichen species in the UK, 700 are found in churchyards with a third of these rarely found elsewhere. Check for thrushes feeding on yew berries and swifts and bats under the eaves.

Caring for God's Acre is a national charity dedicated to supporting those managing burial grounds for conservation and heritage purposes. More information on the support offered can be found on their website here: https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk. To view the occurrence records in this burial ground click on the View records button underneath the map.

Ancient & Veteran Trees

The UK holds a globally important population of veteran and ancient yew trees of which three-quarters are found in the churchyards of England and Wales. There are about 800 of these ancient and veteran yews, aged from 500 to several 1,000 years old, with no known upper age limit. Burial grounds may contain veteran trees of other species.

Burial grounds may also contain veteran trees of other species, acting as hosts to a wealth of associated plants, animals, lichen and fungi.

Bats and Swifts

Bats – Bats use both the buildings and also the mature and veteran trees within burial grounds to roost, breed and overwinter. These places are relatively unchanging and so populations may have built up over centuries. In addition, bats may forage and feed over the grassland and other vegetation, taking advantage of the wide variety of insect species to be found.

Swifts – The eaves, roofs, towers and steeples of historic churches and chapels, combined with the space around them for accessing nooks and crannies make burial grounds excellent for nesting swifts. These buildings are relatively unchanging and so populations may have built up over centuries. Nests are hard to find and so surveying is crucial for good management.

[counting] species

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

Datasets

datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Beautiful Burial Grounds for this place.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2006
Apus apus (Swift) 6 2020
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2006
Brachytheciastrum velutinum (Velvet Feather-moss) 1 2006
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2006
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Red Beard-moss) 1 2006
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2006
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2006
Bryum moravicum (Flabby Thread-moss) 1 2006
Buellia aethalea 1 2000
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2006
Caloplaca citrina s. str. 1 2000
Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss) 1 2006
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 1 2000
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2006
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) 1 2020
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 1
Coreus marginatus (Dock Bug) 1 2020
Crangonyx pseudogracilis/floridanus 1 1992
Cratoneuron filicinum (Fern-leaved Hook-moss) 1 2006
Didymodon fallax (Fallacious Beard-moss) 1 2006
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2006
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2006
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2006
Eurhynchium striatum (Common Striated Feather-moss) 1 2006
Fissidens bryoides s.l. (Lesser Pocket-moss) 1 2006
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2006
Fissidens viridulus (Green Pocket-moss) 1 2006
Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) 1 2006
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2006
Grimmia trichophylla (Hair-pointed Grimmia) 1 2006
Gyroweisia tenuis (Slender Stubble-moss) 1 2006
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2006
Hygrohypnum luridum (Pict-moss) 1 2006
Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum (Great Plait-moss) 1 2006
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2006
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2006
Lecanora polytropa 1 2000
Lecidella scabra 1 2000
Lecidella stigmatea 1 2000
Lepraria incana s. lat. 1 2000
Leptobryum pyriforme (Golden Thread-moss) 1 2006
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2006
Lophocolea bidentata (Bifid Crestwort) 1 2006
Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort) 1 2006
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis 1 2006
Micarea lignaria var. lignaria 1 2000
Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton's Bat) 1 2011
Myriolecis dispersa 1 2000
Orthotrichum cupulatum (Hooded Bristle-moss) 1 2006

Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records ([counting] records)

Data sets Licence Records