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

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
Acanthis cabaret (Lesser Redpoll) 2 2022
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) 1 2024
Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) 5 2022
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 8 2023
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 4 2022
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 1 2022
Andrena fulva (Tawny Mining Bee) 1 2022
Andrena haemorrhoa (Orange-tailed Mining Bee) 1 2022
Andrena scotica (Chocolate Mining Bee) 1 2022
Anser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed Goose) 9 2023
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) 1 2022
Apus apus (Swift) 2 2019
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 6 2022
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 1 2022
Bombycilla garrulus (Waxwing) 1 2023
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) 4 2023
Branta leucopsis (Barnacle Goose) 2 2019
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 2 2022
Caloplaca teicholyta 1 1971
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 272 2023
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 225 2023
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) 106 2023
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 217 2023
Columba livia (Rock Dove) 3 2022
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) 13 2023
Columba palumbus palumbus 1 2019
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 291 2023
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 30 2023
Corvus frugilegus (Rook) 268 2023
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 251 2023
Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan) 1 2021
Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) 5 2022
Delichon urbicum (House Martin) 3 2019
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 9 2022
Egretta garzetta (Little Egret) 1 2022
Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer) 7 2023
Emberiza schoeniclus (Reed Bunting) 1 2023
Erinaceus europaeus (West European Hedgehog) 4 2013
Erithacus rubecula (Robin) 171 2023
Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel) 3 2022
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 248 2023
Fulica atra (Coot) 1 2022
Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher) 6 2022
Halictus rubicundus (Yellow-legged Furrow Bee) 1 2022
Hirundo rustica (Swallow) 90 2023
Hydrocoloeus minutus (Little Gull) 1 2018
Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) 35 2023
Larus canus (Common Gull) 3 2023
Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull) 1 2020
Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull) 1 2020

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

Data sets Licence Records