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
Amandinea punctata 1 1988
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2008
Aspicilia calcarea 2 1986
Aspicilia contorta subsp. contorta 2 1986
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. 1 1968
Bilimbia sabuletorum 1 1988
Botryolepraria lesdainii 1 1988
Brachythecium albicans (Whitish Feather-moss) 1 2008
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2008
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2008
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2008
Buellia aethalea 1 1986
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2008
Caloplaca aurantia 2 1986
Caloplaca decipiens 1 1988
Caloplaca flavescens 2 1986
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 1986
Caloplaca oasis 1 1988
Caloplaca ruderum 1 1988
Caloplaca saxicola 2 1986
Caloplaca teicholyta 2 1986
Candelariella aurella f. aurella 1 1988
Candelariella medians f. medians 2 1986
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 2 1986
Catillaria lenticularis 1 1986
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2008
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 2008
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2008
Diploicia canescens 2 1986
Diplotomma alboatrum 1 1988
Enchylium tenax 1 1986
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2008
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2008
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2008
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2008
Lathagrium auriforme 1 1986
Lecania erysibe s. lat. 1 1968
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris 2 1986
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides 2 1986
Lecanora expallens 1 1988
Lecanora polytropa 1 1986
Lecidella scabra 1 1986
Lecidella stigmatea 2 1986
Lepra amara 2 1988
Lepraria incana s. lat. 1 1986
Lepraria vouauxii 1 1988
Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort) 1 2008
Melanelixia fuliginosa 1 1988
Myriolecis crenulata 1 1988
Myriolecis dispersa 2 1986

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

Data sets Licence Records