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.

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Datasets

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2023
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 1 2020
Aira praecox (Early Hair-grass) 2 2023
Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee) 1 2023
Asplenium ruta-muraria (Wall-rue) 1 2020
Betula pendula (Silver Birch) 2 2023
Campanula poscharskyana (Trailing Bellflower) 1 2023
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) 4 2023
Cerastium arvense (Field Mouse-ear) 4 2023
Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear) 1 2020
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2020
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 1 2023
Cornus sanguinea (Dogwood) 1 2023
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 2 2022
Erinaceus europaeus (West European Hedgehog) 1 2023
Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) 2 2023
Exomias pellucidus (Hairy Spider Weevil) 1 2023
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 1 2023
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2023
Hypericum androsaemum (Tutsan) 1 2020
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 3 2023
Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) 2 2022
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 1 2022
Matricaria discoidea (Pineappleweed) 1 2020
Myosotis discolor (Changing Forget-me-not) 1 2021
Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-me-not) 1 2023
Ornithopus perpusillus (Bird's-foot) 4 2023
Oxalis articulata (Pink-sorrel) 1 2020
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea 2 2023
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata 1 2020
Papaver orientale 1 2023
Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear-hawkweed) 2 2023
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 3 2023
Plantago major (Greater Plantain) 1 2020
Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass) 2 2023
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 3 2023
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 1 2020
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 4 2023
Rhagonycha fulva (Common Red Soldier Beetle) 1 2020
Rumex acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel) 4 2023
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris 1 2022
Silene coronaria (Rose Campion) 1 2023
Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew) 2 2023
Taxus baccata forma baccata 1 2020
Thymus vulgaris (Garden Thyme) 1 2023
Trifolium dubium (Lesser Trefoil) 2 2021
Veronica filiformis (Slender Speedwell) 2 2023
Veronica serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Speedwell) 1 2021
Viola riviniana (Common Dog-violet) 1 2020
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Data sets Licence Records