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
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 3 2009
Aglais io (Peacock) 2 2019
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) 3 2019
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 3 2009
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 1 2008
Anthocharis cardamines (Orange-tip) 1 1999
Anthus pratensis (Meadow Pipit) 2 2009
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2009
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 1 2009
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 4 2009
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 4 2011
Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue) 1 1998
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 3 2011
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 4 2009
Columba livia (Rock Dove) 1 2009
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) 4 2011
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 5 2011
Corvus corax (Raven) 2 2009
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 4 2009
Corvus frugilegus (Rook) 4 2009
Cuculus canorus (Cuckoo) 1 2009
Curruca communis (Whitethroat) 2 2011
Curruca curruca (Lesser Whitethroat) 1 2009
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 4 2009
Delichon urbicum (House Martin) 1 2009
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 3 2009
Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer) 2 2010
Erithacus rubecula (Robin) 5 2011
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 5 2011
Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen) 1 2009
Garrulus glandarius (Jay) 3 2009
Hirundo rustica (Swallow) 3 2011
Linaria cannabina (Linnet) 3 2009
Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper) 1 2019
Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown) 1 2019
Motacilla alba (Pied Wagtail) 3 2009
Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) 1 2009
Muscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher) 1 2009
Parus major (Great Tit) 4 2009
Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) 4 2009
Periparus ater (Coal Tit) 2 2009
Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant) 5 2011
Phylloscopus collybita (Chiffchaff) 3 2011
Phylloscopus trochilus (Willow Warbler) 2 2009
Pica pica (Magpie) 5 2011
Pieris brassicae (Large White) 2 2019
Pieris napi (Green-veined White) 3 2019
Pieris rapae (Small White) 2 2019
Prunella modularis (Dunnock) 3 2009
Pyronia tithonus (Gatekeeper) 1 1998

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

Data sets Licence Records