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

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Datasets

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

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Showing 51 - 100 of 186 results
Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 2 1992
Cytisus scoparius (Broom) 2 1992
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1992
Dicranum scoparium (Broom Fork-moss) 1 1999
Diploicia canescens 1 1980
Diplotomma alboatrum 1 1980
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 1 1980
Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug) 1 2023
Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly) 1 2023
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 2 1992
Erodium cicutarium agg. 1 1992
Erophila verna (Common Whitlowgrass) 1 1992
Fabaceae (Bean) 2 1992
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 1992
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 2 1992
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 2 1992
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1992
Galium mollugo subsp. erectum (Upright Hedge Bedstraw) 2 1992
Galium saxatile (Heath Bedstraw) 2 1992
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 3 2023
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 2 1992
Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane's-bill) 2 1992
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1992
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 1999
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 1992
Hedera helix 1 1992
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 2 1992
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1992
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 1999
Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish Bluebell) 2 1992
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) 2 1992
Hypericum perforatum (Perforate St John's-wort) 2 1992
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 2 1992
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 2 1992
Jacobaea 2 1992
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 1999
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 2 1992
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 2 1992
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 2 1992
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris 1 1980
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides 1 1980
Lecanora orosthea 1 1980
Lecanora polytropa 1 1980
Lecanora sulphurea 1 1980
Lecidella scabra 1 1980
Lecidella stigmatea 1 1980
Leontodon saxatilis (Lesser Hawkbit) 2 1992
Lepra amara 1 1980
Lepraria incana s. lat. 1 1980
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 2 1992
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