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.

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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
Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) 1 2023
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 3 2023
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 3 2023
Anguis fragilis (Slow-worm) 1 2020
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2022
Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch) 1 2020
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2020
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 3 2022
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) 1 2022
Betula pendula (Silver Birch) 3 2023
Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell) 1 2023
Centaurea (Knapweed) 2 2022
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian) 2 2023
Ceterach officinarum (Rustyback) 1 2023
Chamerion angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb) 3 2023
Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine) 1 2023
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2022
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 3 2023
Cornus sanguinea (Dogwood) 1 2023
Corylus avellana (Hazel) 1 2022
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 1 2023
Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) 4 2023
Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved Toadflax) 2 2023
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 2 2023
Dipsacus fullonum (Wild Teasel) 3 2023
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male-fern) 3 2023
Epilobium ciliatum (American Willowherb) 1 2022
Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb) 1 2020
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 1 2022
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2020
Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet) 1 2020
Fragaria vesca (Wild Strawberry) 2 2022
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 3 2023
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 4 2023
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 1 2022
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 4 2023
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 3 2023
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 4 2023
Hedera helix (Ivy) 4 2023
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 4 2023
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 3 2023
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 4 2023
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 3 2023
Lathyrus linifolius (Bitter-vetch) 1 2022
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 2 2022
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 2 2022
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 3 2023
Lonicera periclymenum (Honeysuckle) 1 2022
Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping-Jenny) 1 2020
Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow) 2 2023

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

Data sets Licence Records