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
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 2 1993
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 2 1993
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2010
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1993
Arabis caucasica (Garden Arabis) 2 1993
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 2 1993
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2010
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1993
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 2 1993
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2010
Briza media (Quaking-grass) 1 2020
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2010
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2010
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2010
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2010
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 2 1993
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 2 1993
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian) 1 2020
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2010
Cirriphyllum piliferum (Hair-pointed Feather-moss) 1 2010
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1993
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2010
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 1 2010
Didymodon tophaceus (Olive Beard-moss) 1 2010
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 2 1993
Festuca rubra agg. 1 1993
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 1993
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2010
Fragaria vesca (Wild Strawberry) 1 2020
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1993
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 2 1993
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 3 2020
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1993
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2010
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 2 1993
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2020
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2010
Hordeum murinum (Wall Barley) 1 2020
Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum (Supine Plait-moss) 1 2010
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2010
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 2 1993
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 2 1993
Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris) 1 2020
Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) 1 2020
Jacobaea 2 1993
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2010
Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) 2 1993
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 3 2020
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 3 2020
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 3 2020

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

Data sets Licence Records