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

datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Beautiful Burial Grounds for this place.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 1 2024
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2024
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2024
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 1 2024
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2024
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2002
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 2024
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2024
Arthonia calcarea 1 1980
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2024
Ballota nigra (Black Horehound) 1 2024
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2002
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2024
Bilimbia sabuletorum 1 1980
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2002
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 1 2024
Bryostigma lapidicola 1 1980
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2002
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2002
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2002
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2002
Caloplaca flavescens 1 1980
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 1980
Caloplaca ruderum 1 1980
Caloplaca saxicola 1 1980
Caloplaca teicholyta 1 1980
Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss) 1 2002
Candelariella medians f. medians 1 1980
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 1 1980
Cardamine flexuosa (Wavy Bitter-cress) 1 2024
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2002
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2024
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) 1 2024
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2024
Dicranella heteromalla (Silky Forklet-moss) 1 2002
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2002
Diploicia canescens 1 1980
Diplotomma alboatrum 2 1980
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 1 1980
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2024
Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) 1 2002
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2024
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 1 2024
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 1 2024
Geranium pusillum (Small-flowered Crane's-bill) 1 2024
Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane's-bill) 1 2024
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2024
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2002
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 1 2024
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2002

Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records ([counting] records)

Data sets Licence Records