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
Atrichum undulatum 1 2019
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2019
Brachythecium mildeanum (Sand Feather-moss) 1 2019
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2019
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Red Beard-moss) 1 2019
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 2 2019
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2019
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2019
Bryum violaceum (Pill Bryum) 1 2019
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2019
Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss) 1 2019
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2019
Conocephalum conicum (Great Scented Liverwort) 1 2019
Dicranella heteromalla (Silky Forklet-moss) 1 2019
Dicranella varia (Variable Forklet-moss) 1 2019
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2019
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2019
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 1 2019
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 2019
Fallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed) 2 2019
Fissidens crassipes (Fatfoot Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens dubius (Rock Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens exilis (Slender Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens incurvus (Short-leaved Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens viridulus (Green Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fossombronia 1 2019
Frullania dilatata (Dilated Scalewort) 1 2019
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2019
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2019
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2019
Isothecium myosuroides 1 2019
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2019
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2019
Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle) 1 2016
Lophocolea bidentata (Bifid Crestwort) 1 2019
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis 1 2019
Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort) 1 2019
Microbryum rectum (Upright Pottia) 1 2019
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 1 2019
Plagiomnium undulatum (Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss) 1 2019
Plagiothecium nemorale (Woodsy Silk-moss) 1 2019
Pleuridium subulatum (Awl-leaved Earth-moss) 1 2019
Pseudephemerum nitidum (Delicate Earth-moss) 1 2019
Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Hornschuch's Beard-moss) 1 2019
Racomitrium aciculare (Yellow Fringe-moss) 1 2019
Racomitrium fasciculare (Green Mountain Fringe-moss) 1 2019
Rhizomnium punctatum (Dotted Thyme-moss) 1 2019
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 1 2019
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 1 2019

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

Data sets Licence Records