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 1986
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 2 1986
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2005
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1986
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2005
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 2 1986
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2005
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2005
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2005
Calystegia sepium 1 1986
Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed) 1 1986
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 2 1986
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 2 1986
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 2 1986
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 2 1986
Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog's-tail) 2 1986
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1986
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2005
Elytrigia repens (Common Couch) 2 1986
Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) 2 1986
Galium mollugo subsp. erectum (Upright Hedge Bedstraw) 2 1986
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 2 1986
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2005
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 1986
Hedera helix 1 1986
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 2 1986
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1986
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2005
Hordeum secalinum (Meadow Barley) 2 1986
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2005
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 2 1986
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2005
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 2 1986
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 2 1986
Lolium perenne agg. 1 1986
Lolium perenne (Perennial Rye-grass) 1 1986
Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil) 2 1986
Medicago arabica (Spotted Medick) 2 1986
Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall) 2 1986
Phleum bertolonii (Smaller Cat's-tail) 2 1986
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 2 1986
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 2 1986
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) 1 2005
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 1 2005
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 1 2005
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 2 1986
Sagina procumbens (Procumbent Pearlwort) 2 1986
Schistidium crassipilum (Thickpoint Grimmia) 1 2005
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) 2 1986
Streblotrichum convolutum 1 2005
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