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

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acrocordia salweyi 2 2003
Agonimia tristicula 2 2003
Alyxoria culmigena 2 2003
Anisomeridium biforme 2 2003
Arthonia atra 2 2003
Arthonia calcarea 2 2003
Arthonia radiata 2 2003
Aspicilia calcarea 2 2003
Aspicilia contorta subsp. contorta 2 2003
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. 2 2003
Belonia nidarosiensis 2 2003
Blennothallia crispa 2 2003
Buellia aethalea 2 2003
Caloplaca ceracea 2 2003
Caloplaca crenularia 2 2003
Caloplaca flavescens 2 2003
Caloplaca flavocitrina 2 2003
Caloplaca oasis 2 2003
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 2 2003
Catillaria chalybeia var. chalybeia 2 2003
Chrysothrix candelaris 2 2003
Cladonia pyxidata 2 2003
Cliostomum griffithii 2 2003
Diploicia canescens 2 2003
Diplotomma alboatrum 2 2003
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 2 2003
Enterographa crassa 2 2003
Evernia prunastri (Oak Moss) 2 2003
Flavoparmelia caperata 2 2003
Graphis scripta (Script Lichen) 2 2003
Gyrographa gyrocarpa 2 2003
Hypogymnia physodes (Dark Crottle) 2 2003
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta 2 2003
Lathagrium auriforme 2 2003
Lecania erysibe s. lat. 2 2003
Lecania hutchinsiae 2 2003
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris 2 2003
Lecanora chlarotera 2 2003
Lecanora confusa 2 2003
Lecanora expallens 2 2003
Lecanora sulphurea 2 2003
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma 2 2003
Lecidella scabra 2 2003
Lecidella stigmatea 2 2003
Lepra albescens var. corallina 2 2003
Lepraria finkii 2 2003
Lepraria incana s. lat. 2 2003
Melanelixia fuliginosa 2 2003
Melanelixia subaurifera 2 2003
Myriolecis crenulata 2 2003
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Data sets Licence Records