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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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 2 1983
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 1991
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 1983
Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) 2 1983
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 2 1983
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1983
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 2 1983
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 2 1983
Ballota nigra (Black Horehound) 2 1983
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1983
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 2 1983
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 2 1983
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 2 1983
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 1 1983
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 1 1991
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 1 1991
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 1 1983
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 2 1983
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 1983
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 1 1991
Corydalis solida (Bird-in-a-bush) 2 1983
Corylus avellana (Hazel) 2 1983
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 1 1991
Crocus (Crocus) 1 1983
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 1991
Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted Hair-grass) 1 1991
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 2 1983
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male-fern) 2 1983
Elytrigia repens (Common Couch) 1 1991
Epilobium ciliatum (American Willowherb) 2 1983
Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb) 1 1983
Epilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb) 1 1991
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 2 1983
Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) 2 1983
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 2 1983
Festuca gigantea (Giant Fescue) 1 1991
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 1983
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 2 1983
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 1983
Galium mollugo (Hedge Bedstraw) 1 1991
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 1 1991
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 2 1983
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 2 1983
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 2 1983
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 2 1983
Hedera helix (Ivy) 2 1983
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 1 1991
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 2 1983
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) 2 1983
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 2 1983
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