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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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 2 1993
Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) 2 1993
Agrostis canina 2 1993
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 2 1993
Anacamptis pyramidalis (Pyramidal Orchid) 2 1993
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 1993
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1993
Arctium minus/nemorosum (Lesser / Wood Burdock) 1 1993
Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) 1 1993
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 2 1993
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 2 1993
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1993
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 2 1993
Briza media (Quaking-grass) 2 1993
Bromopsis ramosa (Hairy-brome) 2 1993
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 2 1993
Catapodium rigidum (Fern-grass) 2 1993
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 2 1993
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 2 1993
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 1993
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 2 1993
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 2 1993
Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog's-tail) 2 1993
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1993
Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) 2 1993
Dioscorea communis (Black Bryony) 2 1993
Dipsacus fullonum (Wild Teasel) 1 2023
Elymus caninus (Bearded Couch) 1 1993
Elymus 1 1993
Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) 2 1993
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 1993
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1993
Galium mollugo subsp. erectum (Upright Hedge Bedstraw) 2 1993
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 2 1993
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 2 1993
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 2 1993
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1993
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 2 1993
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1993
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) 2 1993
Jacobaea 4 1993
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 2 1993
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 2 1993
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 2 1993
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 2 1993
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 2 1993
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 2 1993
Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil) 2 1993
Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) 2 1993
Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) 2 1993
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