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
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2011
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2002
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2002
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 2 2003
Bryum radiculosum (Wall Thread-moss) 1 2002
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2002
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2002
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 2 2003
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 2002
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 2 2003
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2002
Grimmia dissimulata 5 2003
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 2 2003
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 2 2003
Hygrohypnum luridum (Pict-moss) 2 2003
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2002
Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum (Supine Plait-moss) 1 2002
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2002
Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort) 1 2002
Microeurhynchium pumilum (Dwarf Feather-moss) 1 2002
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 2 2003
Orthotrichum cupulatum (Hooded Bristle-moss) 1 2003
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 1 2002
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 1 2002
Plagiomnium undulatum (Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss) 1 2002
Pseudocrossidium revolutum (Revolute Beard-moss) 1 2002
Pseudoscleropodium purum (Neat Feather-moss) 1 2002
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) 1 2002
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 1 2002
Schistidium crassipilum (Thickpoint Grimmia) 2 2003
Streblotrichum convolutum 1 2002
Syntrichia montana (Intermediate Screw-moss) 2 2003
Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss) 1 2002
Tortula acaulon (Cuspidate Earth-moss) 1 2002
Tortula muralis (Wall Screw-moss) 2 2003
Zygodon viridissimus (Green Yoke-moss) 1 2002
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