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

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2018
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2018
Alchemilla mollis (Garden Lady's-mantle) 1 2018
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 1 2018
Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) 1 2018
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2018
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 1 2018
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2018
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2018
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 1 2018
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 1 2018
Buxus sempervirens (Box) 1 2018
Cerastium (Mouse-Ear) 1 2018
Festuca rubra (Red Fescue) 1 2018
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 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
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 1 2018
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 1 2018
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 1 2018
Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow) 1 2018
Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart's-tongue) 1 2018
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 1 2018
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 1 2018
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) 1 2018
Sagina procumbens (Procumbent Pearlwort) 1 2018
Sambucus nigra (Elder) 1 2018
Sedum rupestre (Reflexed Stonecrop) 1 2018
Senecio vulgaris (Groundsel) 1 2018
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 1 2018
Taraxacum (Dandelion) 1 2018
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' 1 2018
Taxus baccata (Yew) 2 2018
Trifolium repens (White Clover) 1 2018
Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm) 1 2018
Ulmus (Elm) 1 2018
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 1 2018
Vicia sepium (Bush Vetch) 1 2018
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Data sets Licence Records