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 1992
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 2 1992
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2003
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 1992
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1992
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 2 1992
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 2 1992
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1992
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2003
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2003
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 2 1992
Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear) 2 1992
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 1992
Claytonia perfoliata (Springbeauty) 2 1992
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 2 1992
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1992
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 1 2003
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2003
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 1992
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1992
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 2 1992
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1992
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2003
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2003
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) 2 1992
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2003
Jacobaea 2 1992
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2003
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 2 1992
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 2 1992
Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) 2 1992
Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart's-tongue) 1 1984
Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear-hawkweed) 2 1992
Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Pipistrelle) 1 2015
Plagiomnium undulatum (Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss) 1 2003
Polypodium vulgare 1 1984
Populus nigra 1 1984
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 2 1992
Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) 2 1992
Primula veris (Cowslip) 2 1992
Primula vulgaris (Primrose) 2 1992
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 2 1992
Pseudoscleropodium purum (Neat Feather-moss) 1 2003
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 2 1992
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 2 1992
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) 1 2003
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 1 2003
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 1 2003
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 2 1992
Sedum rupestre (Reflexed Stonecrop) 1 1984
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