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
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 2015
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2015
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 1 1979
Carex hirta (Hairy Sedge) 1 2015
Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed) 1 2015
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 1 2015
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 1 2015
Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog's-tail) 1 2015
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2015
Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted Hair-grass) 1 2015
Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) 1 2015
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) 1 2015
Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue) 1 2015
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2015
Gaudinia fragilis (French Oat-grass) 2 2014
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 1 2015
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2015
Jacobaea 2 2015
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 1 2015
Matricaria discoidea (Pineappleweed) 1 2015
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 1 2015
Plantago major (Greater Plantain) 1 2015
Potentilla anserina (Silverweed) 1 2015
Potentilla erecta (Tormentil) 1 2015
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 1 2015
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 1 2015
Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle) 1 2015
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 1 2015
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) 1 2015
Taraxacum (Dandelion) 1 2015
Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) 1 2015
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 1 2015
Trisetum flavescens (Yellow Oat-grass) 1 2015
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 1 2015
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Data sets Licence Records