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
Myriolecis albescens 1 2001
Myriolecis dispersa 1 2001
Myriospora smaragdula 1 2001
Natrix helvetica (Grass Snake) 1 2010
Ochlodes sylvanus (Large Skipper) 1 2010
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 1 2002
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 3 2002
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 2 1993
Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood) 1 2010
Parmelia sulcata (Netted Shield Lichen) 1 2001
Pentaglottis sempervirens (Green Alkanet) 2 2010
Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) 1 2011
Phaeophyscia nigricans 1 2001
Phaeophyscia orbicularis 1 2001
Phleum bertolonii (Smaller Cat's-tail) 2 1988
Physcia adscendens 1 2001
Physcia caesia 1 2001
Physcia dubia 1 2001
Physconia grisea 1 2001
Plagiomnium affine (Many-fruited Thyme-moss) 1 2002
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 2 1988
Plantago major (Greater Plantain) 2 1988
Poa pratensis 1 1988
Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass) 1 1988
Poa trivialis (Rough Meadow-grass) 2 1988
Polyporus squamosus (Dryad's Saddle) 1 2010
Porpidia soredizodes 1 2001
Porpidia tuberculosa 1 2001
Primula (Primrose) 1 2010
Protoparmeliopsis muralis 1 2001
Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) 2 2010
Psathyrella candolleana (Pale Brittlestem) 1 2010
Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Hornschuch's Beard-moss) 1 2002
Pseudoscleropodium purum (Neat Feather-moss) 1 2002
Psilolechia lucida 1 2001
Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders Rust) 1 2011
Pulvigera lyellii (Lyell's Bristle-moss) 1 2010
Punctelia subrudecta s. str. 1 2001
Pyracantha coccinea (Firethorn) 2 2010
Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper) 1 2010
Ramalina farinacea 1 2001
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 2 1988
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 2 1988
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) 2 1988
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 3 2002
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 3 2002
Ribes sanguineum (Flowering Currant) 2 2010
Rinodina oleae 1 2001
Rubus ulmifolius 2 2010
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 2 1988
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