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

datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Beautiful Burial Grounds for this place.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acer campestre (Field Maple) 1 2021
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 3 2021
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2021
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 1 2021
Alcea rosea (Hollyhock) 1 2021
Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic) 1 2021
Allium ursinum (Ramsons) 1 2021
Allium vineale (Wild Onion) 1 2021
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2021
Anchusa arvensis (Bugloss) 1 2021
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 2021
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 5 2021
Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee) 3 2021
Avena fatua (Wild-oat) 1 2021
Bambusa (Bamboo) 1 2021
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 4 2021
Berberis 1 2021
Betula (Birch) 1 2021
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 1 2021
Buddleja (Buddleja) 2 2021
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 3 2021
Cedrus deodara (Deodar) 1 2021
Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra (Common Knapweed) 1 2021
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian) 2 2021
Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine) 1 2021
Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange) 1 2021
Cirsium (Thistle) 1 2021
Colletes hederae (Ivy Bee) 6 2019
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 1 2021
Corylus avellana (Hazel) 3 2021
Cotinus 1 2021
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster) 1 2021
Crataegus laevigata (Midland Hawthorn) 1 2021
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 1 2021
Crocus tommasinianus (Early Crocus) 1 2023
Cyclamen 2 2021
Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved Toadflax) 1 2021
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 3 2021
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male-fern) 1 2021
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 1 2023
Erysimum cheiri (Wallflower) 1 2021
Euonymus 2 2021
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 1 2021
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) 1 2021
Festuca ovina (Sheep's-fescue) 1 2021
Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue) 1 2021
Forficula auricularia (Common Earwig) 1 2021
Forsythia 1 2021
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 3 2021
Geranium lucidum (Shining Crane's-bill) 2 2023

Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records ([counting] records)

Data sets Licence Records