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
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2018
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2018
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 1 2018
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 1 2018
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 1 2018
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 2018
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2018
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2018
Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) 1 2018
Bombus hypnorum (Tree Bumblebee) 1 2022
Bombus lapidarius (Red-tailed Bumblebee) 1 2018
Bombus pratorum (Early Bumblebee) 1 2022
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 1 2018
Bromopsis ramosa (Hairy-brome) 1 2018
Buxus sempervirens (Box) 1 2018
Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell) 1 2018
Centaurea montana (Perennial Cornflower) 1 2018
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 1 2018
Cerastium (Mouse-Ear) 1 2018
Chaerophyllum temulum (Rough Chervil) 1 2018
Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle) 1 2018
Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) 1 2018
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2018
Daphne 1 2018
Dipsacus fullonum (Wild Teasel) 1 2018
Festuca rubra (Red Fescue) 1 2018
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2018
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 1 2018
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 1 2018
Geranium lucidum (Shining Crane's-bill) 1 2018
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2018
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2018
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 1 2018
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2018
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 1 2018
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2018
Holcus mollis (Creeping Soft-grass) 1 2018
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 1 2018
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 1 2018
Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris) 1 2018
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 1 2018
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 1 2018
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 1 2018
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 1 2018
Lonicera periclymenum (Honeysuckle) 1 2018
Lotus (Bird's-Foot-Trefoil) 1 2018
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 1 2018
Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) 1 2018
Omocestus viridulus (Common Green Grasshopper) 1 2018
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) 1 2022

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

Data sets Licence Records