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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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 2 1986
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 1986
Aethusa cynapium (Fool's Parsley) 2 1986
Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) 2 1986
Alchemilla mollis (Garden Lady's-mantle) 1 1984
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 2 1986
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 2 1986
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 1986
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1986
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 2 1986
Bartramia pomiformis (Common Apple-moss) 1 2000
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1986
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2000
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. thominei (Sand Soft-brome) 1 1986
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 2 1986
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2000
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 2 1986
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 1 1984
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 2 1986
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 2 1986
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2000
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 2 1986
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 2 1986
Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) 2 1986
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1986
Dicranella heteromalla (Silky Forklet-moss) 1 2000
Fabaceae (Bean) 2 1986
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) 2 1986
Festuca rubra agg. 1 1986
Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) 1 2000
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1986
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 2 1986
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 2 1986
Geranium pusillum (Small-flowered Crane's-bill) 2 1986
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1986
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2000
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 1986
Hedera helix 1 1986
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 2 1986
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1986
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2000
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) 2 1986
Hypericum perforatum (Perforate St John's-wort) 2 1986
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2000
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 2 1986
Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris) 1 1984
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2000
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 2 1986
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 2 1986
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 2 1986
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