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

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

Datasets

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

Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for this place.

Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acarospora fuscata 2 1998
Acrocordia salweyi 1 1998
Agonimia tristicula 1 1998
Amandinea punctata 2 1987
Aspicilia calcarea 3 1998
Aspicilia contorta subsp. contorta 2 1998
Aspicilia radiosa 1 1998
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. 2 1987
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2002
Bilimbia sabuletorum 2 1998
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2002
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2002
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2002
Buellia aethalea 1 1987
Caloplaca chrysodeta 2 1998
Caloplaca flavescens 4 1998
Caloplaca flavocitrina 3 1998
Caloplaca oasis 1 1987
Caloplaca ruderum 2 1987
Caloplaca saxicola 1 1987
Caloplaca teicholyta 3 1998
Candelariella aurella f. aurella 2 1987
Candelariella medians f. medians 3 1998
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 3 1998
Catillaria chalybeia var. chalybeia 1 1987
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2002
Chaenotheca brachypoda 2 1987
Cladonia fimbriata 1 1998
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 1 2002
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2002
Diploicia canescens 4 1998
Diplotomma alboatrum 1 1998
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 1 1987
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2002
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2002
Haematomma ochroleucum var. porphyrium 2 1987
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2002
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2002
Intralichen christiansenii 1 1987
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2002
Lathagrium auriforme 2 1998
Lecania erysibe s. lat. 1 1987
Lecania hutchinsiae 2 1998
Lecania sylvestris 1 1998
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris 3 1998
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides 1 1987
Lecanora expallens 2 1987
Lecanora orosthea 1 1987
Lecanora polytropa 2 1998
Lecanora sulphurea 2 1998

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

Data sets Licence Records