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

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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
Phyllonorycter tristrigella (Elm Midget) 1 2015
Phyllonorycter 1 2015
Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Pipistrelle) 1 2015
Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Soprano Pipistrelle) 1 2015
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 1 2012
Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) 1 2012
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata (14-spot Ladybird) 1 2015
Protapion apricans (Clover Seed Weevil) 1 2015
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 1 2012
Psylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle) 1 2015
Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken) 1 2012
Pterostichus madidus (Black Clock) 3 2015
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak) 1 2012
Rhagonycha fulva (Common Red Soldier Beetle) 3 2015
Rhinoncus pericarpius 1 2015
Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron) 1 2012
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 1 2015
Rhyzobius litura 1 2015
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) 1 2012
Rumex obtusifolius (Broad-leaved Dock) 1 2012
Scolytus mali (Large Fruit Bark Beetle) 1 2015
Scopula imitaria (Small Blood-vein) 1 2015
Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Shaded Broad-bar) 1 2015
Sitona lineatus (Pea-leaf Weevil) 4 2015
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 1 2012
Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine) 1 2015
Stigmella aceris (Scarce Maple Pigmy) 2 2015
Stigmella anomalella (Rose Leaf Miner) 1 2015
Stigmella atricapitella (Black-headed Pigmy) 1 2015
Stigmella aurella (Golden Pigmy) 2 2015
Stigmella hybnerella (Greenish Thorn Pigmy) 1 2015
Stigmella lemniscella (Red Elm Pigmy) 1 2015
Stigmella obliquella (Willow Pigmy) 1 2015
Stigmella plagicolella (Scrubland Pigmy) 1 2015
Stigmella ulmivora (Barred Elm Pigmy) 1 2015
Strophosoma melanogrammum (Nut Leaf Weevil) 1 2015
Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey) 1 2015
Sunira circellaris (Brick) 1 2015
Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) 1 2015
Tandonia budapestensis (Budapest Keeled Slug) 1 2015
Taxus baccata (Yew) 1 2012
Tenthredo 1 2015
Thera obeliscata (Grey Pine Carpet) 1 2015
Tiliacea aurago (Barred Sallow) 1 2015
Tischeria dodonaea (Small Carl) 1 2015
Tischeria ekebladella (Oak Carl) 2 2015
Trichosirocalus troglodytes 1 2015
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 1 2012
Triodia sylvina (Orange Swift) 1 2015
Trochulus (Trochulus) striolatus (Strawberry Snail) 1 2015

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

Data sets Licence Records