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

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

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 2003
Alchemilla filicaulis (Hairy Lady's-mantle) 1 2003
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 1 2003
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2003
Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) 1 2003
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 2003
Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress) 1 2003
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 1 2003
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2003
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2003
Betula pubescens (Downy Birch) 1 2003
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 1 2003
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 1 2003
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 1 2003
Centaurea nigra 1 2003
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 1 2003
Chamerion angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb) 1 2003
Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine) 1 2003
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2003
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 1 2003
Cotoneaster sternianus (Stern's Cotoneaster) 1 2003
Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) 1 2003
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2003
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 1 2003
Epilobium hirsutum (Great Willowherb) 1 2003
Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb) 1 2003
Festuca rubra (Red Fescue) 1 2003
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2003
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 1 2003
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 1 2003
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2003
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 1 2003
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 1 2003
Geranium lucidum (Shining Crane's-bill) 1 2003
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 1 2003
Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane's-bill) 1 2003
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2003
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2003
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 1 2003
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2003
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2003
Holcus mollis (Creeping Soft-grass) 1 2003
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 1 2003
Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) 1 2003
Juglans regia (Walnut) 1 2003
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 1 2003
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 1 2003
Larix decidua (European Larch) 1 2003
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 1 2003
Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush) 1 2003

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

Data sets Licence Records