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
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2013
Atrichum undulatum (Common Smoothcap) 1 2013
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2013
Brachythecium albicans (Whitish Feather-moss) 1 2013
Brachythecium rivulare (River Feather-moss) 1 2013
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2013
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2013
Bryum caespiticium (Tufted Thread-moss) 1 2013
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2013
Calypogeia arguta (Notched Pouchwort) 1 2013
Calypogeia fissa (Common Pouchwort) 1 2013
Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss) 1 2013
Cephalozia bicuspidata (Two-horned Pincerwort) 1 2013
Chiloscyphus pallescens (St Winifrid's Other Moss) 1 2013
Cratoneuron filicinum (Fern-leaved Hook-moss) 1 2013
Dichodontium pellucidum (Transparent Fork-moss) 1 2013
Dicranella staphylina (Field Forklet-moss) 1 2013
Dicranum scoparium (Broom Fork-moss) 1 2013
Didymodon fallax (Fallacious Beard-moss) 1 2013
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2013
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2013
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 2013
Eurhynchium striatum (Common Striated Feather-moss) 1 2013
Fissidens bryoides s.l. (Lesser Pocket-moss) 1 2013
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2013
Fissidens viridulus (Green Pocket-moss) 1 2013
Frullania dilatata (Dilated Scalewort) 1 2013
Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) 1 2013
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2013
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2013
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2013
Isothecium alopecuroides (Larger Mouse-tail Moss) 1 2013
Isothecium myosuroides 1 2013
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2013
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2013
Lophocolea bidentata (Bifid Crestwort) 1 2013
Lophocolea heterophylla (Variable-leaved Crestwort) 1 2013
Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort) 1 2013
Metzgeria violacea (Blueish Veilwort) 1 2013
Mnium hornum (Swan's-neck Thyme-moss) 1 2013
Myriocoleopsis minutissima (Minute Pouncewort) 1 2013
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 1 2013
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 1 2013
Pellia endiviifolia (Endive Pellia) 1 2013
Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort) 1 2013
Plagiomnium affine (Many-fruited Thyme-moss) 1 2013
Plagiomnium rostratum (Long-beaked Thyme-moss) 1 2013
Plagiomnium undulatum (Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss) 1 2013
Plagiothecium nemorale (Woodsy Silk-moss) 1 2013
Plagiothecium undulatum (Waved Silk-moss) 1 2013

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

Data sets Licence Records