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
Acarospora fuscata 1 1994
Acarospora privigna 1 1994
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 2 2022
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 3 2023
Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern) 1 2021
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2022
Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) 1 2022
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 4 2023
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 2 2022
Allium ursinum (Ramsons) 2 2022
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 3 2023
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 2023
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 2023
Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee) 1 2023
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) 1 2022
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 3 2022
Blechnum spicant (Hard-fern) 1 2021
Bromus hordeaceus (Soft-brome) 1 2023
Buxus sempervirens (Box) 1 2021
Calliphora (Bluebottle) 1 2021
Caloplaca chlorina 3 1994
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 1994
Caloplaca oasis 1 1994
Caltha palustris (Marsh-marigold) 1 2023
Candelariella aurella f. aurella 1 1994
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 2 1994
Carabidae (Carabid Beetle) 1 2022
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 4 2023
Carex (Sedge) 2 2023
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) 1 2022
Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower) 2 2023
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 4 2023
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's Cypress) 1 2023
Chamerion angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb) 3 2022
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2022
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 2022
Cladonia macilenta 1 1994
Cladonia pyxidata 1 1994
Cliostomum griffithii 2 1976
Conium maculatum (Hemlock) 1 2021
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 2 2023
Cornus sanguinea (Dogwood) 1 2022
Corylus avellana (Hazel) 1 2022
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 3 2023
Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) 3 2023
Culicoides (Midge) 1 2021
Cupressaceae (Cypress) 1 2022
Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog's-tail) 1 2021
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 3 2023
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 1 2023

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

Data sets Licence Records