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
Mentha aquatica (Water Mint) 1 1991
Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) 2 1993
Ornithogalum umbellatum (Garden Star-of-Bethlehem) 2 1993
Orobanche minor (Common Broomrape) 1 1984
Pentaglottis sempervirens (Green Alkanet) 2 1993
Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary-grass) 1 1991
Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear-hawkweed) 2 1993
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 2 1993
Pleuridium acuminatum (Taper-leaved Earth-moss) 1 1990
Poa annua (Annual Meadow-grass) 2 1993
Poa pratensis 1 1993
Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass) 1 1993
Poa trivialis (Rough Meadow-grass) 2 1993
Primula veris (Cowslip) 2 1993
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) 2 1993
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 2 1993
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 2 1993
Rosa canina agg. 2 1993
Rubus fruticosus agg. (Bramble) 2 1993
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 2 1993
Rumex hydrolapathum (Water Dock) 2 1991
Scrophularia auriculata (Water Figwort) 1 1991
Sedum acre (Biting Stonecrop) 1 1984
Silene dioica (Red Campion) 2 1993
Sison amomum (Stone Parsley) 1 1984
Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet) 3 1993
Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle) 2 1993
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 2 1993
Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Woundwort) 1 1991
Stellaria graminea (Lesser Stitchwort) 2 1993
Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort) 2 1993
Succisa pratensis (Devil's-bit Scabious) 2 1993
Symphytum officinale (Common Comfrey) 2 1993
Syntrichia montana (Intermediate Screw-moss) 1 1990
Tortula muralis (Wall Screw-moss) 1 1990
Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) 2 1993
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 2 1993
Ulex europaeus (Gorse) 2 1993
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 2 1993
Verbascum (Mullein) 1 1993
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell) 2 1993
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) 3 1993
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