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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Showing 101 - 150 of 152 results
Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Poa annua (Annual Meadow-grass) 2 1993
Poa trivialis (Rough Meadow-grass) 2 1993
Poaceae (Grass) 1 1994
Porpidia tuberculosa 1 1986
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 4 1994
Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba (Salad Burnet) 2 1993
Primula veris (Cowslip) 2 1994
Primula vulgaris (Primrose) 2 1994
Protoblastenia rupestris 1 1986
Protoparmeliopsis muralis 1 1986
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 2 1993
Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Hornschuch's Beard-moss) 1 2001
Psilolechia lucida 1 1986
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) 4 1994
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) 1 2001
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 1 2001
Rinodina oleae 1 1986
Rosa canina agg. 4 1994
Rubus fruticosus agg. (Bramble) 2 1993
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 2 1993
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) 2 1993
Rumex obtusifolius (Broad-leaved Dock) 4 1994
Sambucus nigra (Elder) 4 1994
Schistidium apocarpum 1 2001
Scoliciosporum umbrinum 1 1986
Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle) 4 1994
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 4 1994
Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Woundwort) 4 1994
Stellaria media agg. 2 1994
Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) 2 1994
Syntrichia montana (Intermediate Screw-moss) 1 2001
Syntrichia virescens (Lesser Screw-moss) 1 2001
Taraxacum (Dandelion) 4 1994
Taxus baccata (Yew) 2 1994
Tephromela atra var. atra (Black Shields) 1 1986
Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (Lime) 1 1994
Tortula muralis (Wall Screw-moss) 1 2001
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 2 1993
Trisetum flavescens (Yellow Oat-grass) 1 1994
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 4 1994
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell) 2 1993
Veronica filiformis (Slender Speedwell) 2 1993
Veronica hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell) 2 1994
Verrucaria hochstetteri 1 1986
Verrucaria macrostoma f. furfuracea 1 1986
Verrucaria muralis 1 1986
Verrucaria nigrescens 1 1986
Verrucaria viridula 1 1986
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) 2 1994
Viola riviniana (Common Dog-violet) 4 1994
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