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.

Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for this place.

Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth) 12 1996
Abrostola triplasia (Dark Spectacle) 37 1997
Acanthis cabaret (Lesser Redpoll) 8 2019
Acasis viretata (Yellow-barred Brindle) 2 1995
Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) 30 2020
Acer campestre (Field Maple) 1 2005
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 2 2005
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 2 2005
Aconitum (Monk's-Hood) 2 2005
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Sedge Warbler) 2 2013
Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Reed Warbler) 4 2017
Acronicta alni (Alder Moth) 1 1991
Acronicta leporina (Miller) 1 1993
Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger) 3 1995
Acronicta rumicis (Knot Grass) 2 1980
Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) 8 2020
Adoxa moschatellina (Moschatel) 2 1991
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 102 2020
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 2005
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 2 2005
Aglais io (Peacock) 22 2019
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) 40 2018
Agriopis leucophaearia (Spring Usher) 1 1994
Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border) 16 1996
Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawk-moth) 2 1976
Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut) 13 1997
Agrostis canina (Velvet Bent) 2 2005
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 2 2005
Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) 1 2005
Agrotis exclamationis (Heart & Dart) 256 1997
Agrotis ipsilon (Dark Sword-grass) 4 1995
Agrotis puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart) 3 1996
Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) 6 1997
Aix galericulata (Mandarin Duck) 14 2021
Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) 161 2021
Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty) 11 1996
Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge) 1 2016
Alisma plantago-aquatica (Water-plantain) 2 2005
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 2 2005
Allium ursinum (Ramsons) 1 2005
Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent) 25 1997
Alnus glutinosa (Alder) 2 2005
Aloconota cambrica 3
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 2 2005
Alsophila aescularia (March Moth) 10 1997
Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's Copper Underwing) 6 1997
Amphipyra pyramidea (Copper Underwing) 3 1995
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 230 2021
Anchoscelis litura (Brown-Spot Pinion) 5 1997
Anchoscelis lunosa (Lunar Underwing) 31 1997

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

Data sets Licence Records