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

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Datasets

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acarospora fuscata 2 2001
Acarospora privigna 2 2001
Acrocordia salweyi 2 2001
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2017
Arthonia atra 2 2001
Arthonia calcarea 2 2001
Arthonia radiata 2 2001
Aspicilia caesiocinerea 2 2001
Aspicilia calcarea 2 2001
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens 1 2017
Baeomyces rufus 2 2001
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. 2 2001
Belonia nidarosiensis 2 2001
Bilimbia sabuletorum 2 2001
Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens (Rufous Beard-moss) 1 2007
Buellia aethalea 2 2001
Buellia disciformis 2 2001
Caloplaca crenularia 2 2001
Caloplaca dalmatica 2 2001
Caloplaca flavescens 2 2001
Caloplaca flavocitrina 3 2001
Caloplaca oasis 2 2001
Caloplaca xantholyta 2 2001
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 3 2001
Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge) 1 2017
Catillaria lenticularis 2 2001
Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-summer) 1 2017
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. 2 2001
Cladonia coccifera s. lat. (Scarlet-Cup Lichen) 2 2001
Cladonia coniocraea 2 2001
Cladonia fimbriata 2 2001
Cladonia furcata 2 2001
Cladonia gracilis 2 2001
Cladonia pyxidata 2 2001
Cladonia squamosa s. lat. 2 2001
Clauzadea monticola 2 2001
Cliostomum griffithii 2 2001
Coenogonium luteum 2 2001
Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved Toadflax) 1 2017
Diploschistes scruposus 2 2001
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 2 2001
Enchylium tenax 2 2001
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 1 2017
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2017
Fuscidea cyathoides var. cyathoides 3 2001
Fuscidea lightfootii 2 2001
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 1 2017
Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicola (Slow-Growing Lichen) 1 1977
Graphis scripta (Script Lichen) 2 2001
Gyalecta jenensis var. jenensis 2 2001
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