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.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acarospora fuscata 1 2015
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2016
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 1 2016
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 2016
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 1 2010
Arthonia calcarea 1 2015
Aspicilia calcarea 1 2015
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. 1 2015
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 2016
Botryolepraria lesdainii 1 2015
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2014
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2014
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2014
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2014
Bryum radiculosum (Wall Thread-moss) 1 2014
Buellia ocellata 1 2015
Caloplaca aurantia 1 2015
Caloplaca dichroa 1 2015
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 2015
Caloplaca oasis 1 2015
Caloplaca teicholyta 1 2015
Candelariella medians f. medians 1 2015
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 1 2015
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 1 2010
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 1 2010
Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge) 1 2010
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare 1 2010
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2014
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 2 2016
Cladonia fimbriata 1 2015
Cladonia pyxidata 1 2015
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) 1 2016
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 1 2010
Cupressus 1 2016
Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved Toadflax) 1 2010
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2010
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 1 2014
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2014
Diploicia canescens 1 2015
Diploschistes scruposus 1 2015
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 1 2015
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra 2 2016
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 1 2016
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 1 2010
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2010
Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane's-bill) 1 2010
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2016
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2010
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2014
Hedera helix subsp. helix (Common Ivy) 1 2016

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

Data sets Licence Records