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
Acer campestre (Field Maple) 1 2022
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 1 2022
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2009
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 2022
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 1 2022
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 1 2009
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 2 2022
Allium vineale (Wild Onion) 1 2009
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 2022
Araucaria araucana (Monkey-puzzle) 1 2009
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2022
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 2022
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 1 2009
Cedrus libani (Cedar-of-Lebanon) 1 2009
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 1 2009
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's Cypress) 1 2009
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 1 2009
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 1 2022
Corylus avellana (Hazel) 1 2022
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 2 2022
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2009
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) 1 2022
Epilobium ciliatum (American Willowherb) 1 2009
Festuca rubra (Red Fescue) 1 2009
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 2 2022
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 2 2022
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 2 2022
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) 1 2022
Geranium lucidum (Shining Crane's-bill) 2 2022
Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill) 1 2022
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 2 2022
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2022
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 1 2009
Hedera helix (Ivy) 2 2022
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) 1 2009
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 2 2022
Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) 2 2022
Jacobaea 1 2009
Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle) 1 2022
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 1 2009
Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) 1 2022
Mahonia (Oregon Grape) 1 2009
Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) 1 2009
Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) 1 2009
Muntiacus reevesi (Chinese Muntjac) 1 2020
Myosotis arvensis (Field Forget-me-not) 1 2009
Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear-hawkweed) 2 2022
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 2 2022
Poa trivialis (Rough Meadow-grass) 1 2022
Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) 1 2009

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

Data sets Licence Records