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

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

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
Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) 56 2020
Acer mono 1 1988
Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 1 2002
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 6 2002
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 143 2020
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 6 2002
Aeshna cyanea (Southern Hawker) 3 2013
Aeshna grandis (Brown Hawker) 1 2018
Agaricus (Mushroom) 1 2010
Agrilus sinuatus (Hawthorn Jewel Beetle) 1 1994
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 1 2018
Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) 2 2009
Alopochen aegyptiaca (Egyptian Goose) 1 2018
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 68 2019
Anax imperator (Emperor Dragonfly) 3 2019
Andrena haemorrhoa (Orange-tailed Mining Bee) 1 2013
Anser anser (Greylag Goose) 1 2010
Anthus pratensis (Meadow Pipit) 2 2013
Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee) 1 2013
Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse) 14 2022
Apus apus (Swift) 30 2019
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 16 2017
Arion (Arion) agg. 1 2021
Athene noctua (Little Owl) 1 2012
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 3 2018
Beris chalybata (Murky-legged Black Legionnaire) 1 2013
Betula pendula (Silver Birch) 3 2002
Boletus porosporus (Sepia Bolete) 1 2010
Bombus lapidarius (Red-tailed Bumblebee) 1 2017
Bombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee) 2 2019
Bombus pascuorum (Common Carder Bee) 2 2019
Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed Bumblebee) 2 2013
Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee-fly) 1 2013
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) 51 2019
Bruchidius varius 1 2013
Bruchus loti 1 2013
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 1 2013
Cantharis cryptica 1 2013
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 256 2020
Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) 2 2002
Catalpa bignonioides (Indian-bean-tree) 1 2002
Chalcolestes viridis (Willow Emerald Damselfly) 1 2022
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's Cypress) 1 2002
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 206 2022
Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion) 1 2013
Chorthippus brunneus (Field Grasshopper) 5 2021
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) 102 2020
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) 3 2021
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 2 2014
Columba livia (Rock Dove) 518 2020

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

Data sets Licence Records