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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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel) 1 1988
Rumex acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel) 1 1988
Rumex obtusifolius (Broad-leaved Dock) 2 1988
Scilla forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow) 1 2010
Scilla 1 2011
Scoliciosporum umbrinum 1 2001
Sisymbrium officinale (Hedge Mustard) 2 1988
Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders) 4 2010
Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet) 2 1988
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 2 1988
Stellaria media agg. 1 1988
Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) 1 1988
Stereocaulon nanodes 1 2001
Streblotrichum convolutum 2 1993
Sympetrum striolatum (Common Darter) 1 2010
Syntrichia montana (Intermediate Screw-moss) 3 2002
Taraxacum officinale agg. (Dandelion) 2 2010
Taraxacum (Dandelion) 2 1988
Tephromela atra var. atra (Black Shields) 1 2001
Thuidium tamariscinum (Common Tamarisk-moss) 1 2002
Thuja plicata (Western Red-cedar) 2 2010
Tortula muralis (Wall Screw-moss) 3 2002
Trapelia obtegens 1 2001
Trapelia placodioides 1 2001
Trapeliopsis flexuosa 1 2001
Trifolium dubium (Lesser Trefoil) 2 1988
Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) 2 1988
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 2 1988
Trisetum flavescens (Yellow Oat-grass) 2 1988
Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot) 2 2010
Ulmus (Elm) 1 2010
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 2 1988
Veronica arvensis (Wall Speedwell) 2 1988
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell) 2 1988
Verrucaria muralis 1 2001
Verrucaria nigrescens 1 2001
Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) 2 1988
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) 2 2010
Xanthoparmelia mougeotii 1 2001
Xanthoparmelia verruculifera 1 2001
Xanthoria calcicola 1 2001
Xanthoria parietina (Common Orange Lichen) 1 2001
Xanthoria polycarpa 1 2001
Xanthoria ucrainica 2 2001
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