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 1993
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 1993
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 4 1993
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1993
Aphanes arvensis (Parsley Piert) 2 1993
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2025
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 4 1993
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) 2 1993
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 4 1993
Bromus hordeaceus (Soft-brome) 2 1993
Carex spicata (Spiked Sedge) 2 1993
Centaurea nigra 4 1993
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 4 1993
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 2 1993
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 1993
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 2 1993
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 2 1993
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 4 1993
Crocus angustifolius x flavus = C. x luteus (Yellow Crocus) 1 2011
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 4 1993
Dipsacus fullonum 1 1993
Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog) 1 2013
Erophila verna (Common Whitlowgrass) 1 1993
Festuca rubra 1 1993
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 3 2011
Filago germanica (Common Cudweed) 2 1993
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 1 2011
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 4 1993
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 2 1993
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 2 1993
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 4 1993
Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane's-bill) 2 1993
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 2 1993
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1993
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 1993
Hedera helix 1 1993
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 4 1993
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1993
Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish Bluebell) 2 1993
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 4 1993
Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) 2 1993
Juncus bufonius (Toad Rush agg.) 2 1993
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 4 1993
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 5 2011
Leontodon saxatilis (Lesser Hawkbit) 2 1993
Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress) 2 1993
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 2 1993
Lolium perenne (Perennial Rye-grass) 1 1993
Lolium perenne 1 1993
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 2 1993
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Data sets Licence Records