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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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 2 1992
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 2 1992
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 2 1992
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2011
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 1992
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1992
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 2 1992
Asplenium ruta-muraria (Wall-rue) 3 1992
Atrichum undulatum (Common Smoothcap) 1 2011
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2011
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1992
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2011
Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) 2 1992
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2011
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2011
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2011
Campanula persicifolia (Peach-leaved Bellflower) 1 1984
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 2 1992
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 2 1992
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 2 1992
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 2 1992
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2011
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 2 1992
Claytonia perfoliata (Springbeauty) 2 1992
Clematis vitalba (Traveller's-joy) 3 1992
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 2 1992
Conyza canadensis (Canadian Fleabane) 2 1992
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 2 1992
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 2 1992
Dicranoweisia cirrata (Common Pincushion) 1 2011
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2011
Epilobium hirsutum (Great Willowherb) 2 1992
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 1992
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1992
Galium mollugo subsp. erectum (Upright Hedge Bedstraw) 2 1992
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 2 1992
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 3 1992
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1992
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2011
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1992
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2011
Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris) 1 1984
Jacobaea 2 1992
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2011
Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce) 2 1992
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 2 1992
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 2 1992
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2011
Lolium perenne agg. 1 1992
Lolium perenne (Perennial Rye-grass) 1 1992
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