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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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 4 1986
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 1986
Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) 2 1986
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 2 1986
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2001
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 1986
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1986
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 4 1986
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1986
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2001
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2001
Calystegia sepium 1 1986
Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed) 1 1986
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 2 1986
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 1 2025
Centaurea nigra 4 1986
Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine) 2 1986
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 1986
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 2 1986
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 2 1986
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) 1 2005
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 4 1986
Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) 2 1986
Dicranoweisia cirrata (Common Pincushion) 1 2001
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 2 1986
Elymus repens (Common Couch) 2 1986
Epilobium hirsutum (Great Willowherb) 1 1992
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 2 1986
Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) 2 1986
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2007
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2001
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 2 1986
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2025
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 2 1986
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 3 2025
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2001
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 4 1986
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 4 1986
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2001
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2001
Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum (Supine Plait-moss) 1 2001
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 2 1986
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2001
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 2 1986
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 2 1986
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 4 1986
Microeurhynchium pumilum (Dwarf Feather-moss) 1 2001
Ornithogalum nutans (Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem) 2 1980
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 1 2001
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 1 2001
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