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
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) 1 2023
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2023
Adalia bipunctata (2-spot Ladybird) 2 2024
Aegopinella nitidula (Smooth Glass Snail) 1 2016
Andrena fulva (Tawny Mining Bee) 2 2021
Andrena nigroaenea (Buffish Mining Bee) 1 2021
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) 2 2021
Arion (Arion) agg. 1 2016
Arion (Carinarion) circumscriptus 1 2016
Arion (Kobeltia) distinctus (Brown Soil Slug) 1 2016
Arion ater agg. 1 2016
Boettgerilla pallens (Worm Slug) 1 2016
Bombus hypnorum (Tree Bumblebee) 1 2021
Bombus lapidarius (Red-tailed Bumblebee) 1 2021
Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed Bumblebee) 1 2021
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 1 2023
Cochlicopa cf. lubrica (Slippery Moss Snail) 1 2016
Cornu aspersum (Common Garden Snail) 1 2016
Deroceras (Deroceras) invadens (Tramp Slug) 1 2016
Deroceras (Deroceras) reticulatum (Netted Field Slug) 1 2016
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2023
Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird) 2 2024
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2023
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 1 2023
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 1 2023
Lauria (Lauria) cylindracea (Common Chrysalis Snail) 1 2016
Lehmannia marginata (Tree Slug) 1 2016
Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug) 1 2023
Ligustrum ovalifolium (Garden Privet) 1 2023
Limacus maculatus (Green Cellar Slug) 1 2016
Myosotis arvensis (Field Forget-me-not) 1 2023
Oxalis exilis (Least Yellow-sorrel) 1 2023
Oxychilus (Oxychilus) alliarius (Garlic Snail) 1 2016
Oxychilus (Oxychilus) cellarius (Cellar Snail) 1 2016
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 1 2023
Poa annua (Annual Meadow-grass) 1 2023
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 1 2023
Prunus (Cherry) 1 2023
Rosa rugosa (Japanese Rose) 1 2023
Senecio vulgaris (Groundsel) 1 2023
Sisymbrium officinale (Hedge Mustard) 1 2023
Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle) 1 2023
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 1 2023
Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) 1 2023
Talpa europaea (European Mole) 1 2020
Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew) 1 2023
Tandonia budapestensis (Budapest Keeled Slug) 1 2016
Taraxacum (Dandelion) 1 2023
Taxus baccata (Yew) 1 2023
Trochulus (Trochulus) striolatus (Strawberry Snail) 1 2016

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

Data sets Licence Records