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
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 1 2024
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 1 2024
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2024
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2024
Ballota nigra (Black Horehound) 1 2024
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2024
Carex flacca (Glaucous Sedge) 1 2024
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 1 2024
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2024
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 1 2024
Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved Toadflax) 1 2024
Dipsacus fullonum (Wild Teasel) 1 2024
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 1 2024
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 2024
Galium mollugo (Hedge Bedstraw) 1 2024
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 1 2024
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2024
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 1 2024
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2024
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 1 2024
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 1 2024
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 1 2024
Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) 1 2024
Moehringia trinervia (Three-nerved Sandwort) 1 2024
Picris echioides (Bristly Oxtongue) 1 2024
Poa annua (Annual Meadow-grass) 1 2024
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 1 2024
Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) 1 2024
Primula veris (Cowslip) 1 2024
Primula vulgaris (Primrose) 1 2024
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 1 2024
Ranunculus auricomus (Goldilocks Buttercup) 1 2024
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 1 2024
Senecio (Ragwort) 1 2024
Silene dioica (Red Campion) 1 2024
Taraxacum officinale agg. (Dandelion) 1 2024
Trifolium dubium (Lesser Trefoil) 1 2024
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 1 2024
Veronica arvensis (Wall Speedwell) 1 2024
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell) 1 2024
Veronica hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell) 1 2024
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Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records ([counting] records)

Data sets Licence Records