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

datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Beautiful Burial Grounds for this place.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 3 2020
Anser anser (Greylag Goose) 1 2020
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 1 2020
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 2 2020
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) 3 2020
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 1 2020
Calvia quattuordecimguttata (Cream-spot Ladybird) 1 2023
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 2 2020
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) 3 2020
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 1 2020
Columba livia (Rock Dove) 5 2020
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 4 2020
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 4 2020
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 5 2020
Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug) 1 2023
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 3 2020
Erithacus rubecula (Robin) 4 2020
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 1 2017
Fulica atra (Coot) 3 2020
Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen) 2 2020
Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird) 1 2023
Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) 1 2020
Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull) 2 2020
Motacilla alba yarrellii (Pied Wagtail) 1 2020
Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) 1 2016
Parus major (Great Tit) 3 2020
Periparus ater (Coal Tit) 2 2020
Pica pica (Magpie) 5 2020
Picus viridis (Green Woodpecker) 1 2017
Prunella modularis (Dunnock) 3 2020
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 1 2023
Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Grey Squirrel) 1 2021
Sitta europaea (Nuthatch) 2 2020
Sturnus vulgaris (Starling) 3 2020
Troglodytes troglodytes (Wren) 2 2020
Turdus iliacus (Redwing) 1 2020
Turdus merula (Blackbird) 5 2020
Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush) 1 2017
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Data sets Licence Records