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
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 2 2023
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 1 2023
Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge) 2 2023
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 2 2022
Anax imperator (Emperor Dragonfly) 1 1995
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 9 2023
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 6 2023
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 4 2023
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 15 2023
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) 1 2023
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 14 2023
Corvus corax (Raven) 8 2023
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 15 2023
Corvus frugilegus (Rook) 8 2023
Cuculus canorus (Cuckoo) 2 2017
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 12 2023
Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) 1 2023
Delichon urbicum (House Martin) 1 2023
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 3 2023
Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer) 1 2017
Erithacus rubecula (Robin) 14 2023
Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel) 3 2023
Ficedula hypoleuca (Pied Flycatcher) 2 1990
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 12 2023
Garrulus glandarius (Jay) 1 2023
Gomphus vulgatissimus (Common Club-tail) 1 2005
Hirundo rustica (Swallow) 3 2023
Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) 4 2023
Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull) 1 2023
Linaria cannabina (Linnet) 3 2023
Milvus milvus (Red Kite) 5 2023
Motacilla alba yarrellii (Pied Wagtail) 6 2023
Muscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher) 3 2020
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) 1 2023
Parus major (Great Tit) 11 2023
Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) 16 2023
Perdix perdix (Grey Partridge) 4 2023
Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant) 9 2023
Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Redstart) 1 2016
Phylloscopus collybita (Chiffchaff) 4 2023
Pica pica (Magpie) 11 2023
Picus viridis (Green Woodpecker) 3 2023
Prunella modularis (Dunnock) 6 2023
Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Bullfinch) 1 2023
Regulus regulus (Goldcrest) 1 2023
Scolopax rusticola (Woodcock) 1 2023
Sitta europaea (Nuthatch) 1 2023
Streptopelia decaocto (Collared Dove) 2 2023
Strix aluco (Tawny Owl) 1 2023
Sturnus vulgaris (Starling) 9 2023

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

Data sets Licence Records