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
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 1 2023
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2023
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 1 2023
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2023
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 1 2023
Aucuba japonica (Spotted-laurel) 1 2023
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2023
Buddleja davidii (Butterfly-bush) 1 2023
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 1 2023
Carex nigra (Common Sedge) 1 2023
Chamerion angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb) 1 2023
Convolvulus 1 2023
Corylus avellana (Hazel) 1 2023
Cotoneaster horizontalis (Wall Cotoneaster) 1 2023
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 1 2023
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2023
Epilobium (Willowherb) 1 2023
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 1 2023
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2023
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2023
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2023
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 1 2023
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 1 2023
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 1 2023
Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet) 1 2023
Lolium perenne (Perennial Rye-grass) 1 2023
Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil) 1 2023
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 1 2023
Lysimachia nemorum (Yellow Pimpernel) 1 2023
Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy) 1 2023
Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) 1 2023
Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-me-not) 1 2023
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) 1 2023
Pentaglottis sempervirens (Green Alkanet) 1 2023
Pilosella aurantiaca (Fox-and-cubs) 1 2023
Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear-hawkweed) 1 2023
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 1 2023
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) 1 2023
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 1 2023
Rubus (Bramble) 1 2023
Rumex (Dock) 1 2023
Sambucus nigra (Elder) 1 2023
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' 1 2023
Taxus baccata (Yew) 1 2023
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 1 2023
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 1 2023
Vicia sepium (Bush Vetch) 1 2023
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Data sets Licence Records