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.

Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for this place.

Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth) 1 1971
Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) 1 1986
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 1 1976
Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger) 1 1971
Acronicta rumicis (Knot Grass) 1 1971
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 3 2008
Aglais io (Peacock) 23 2019
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) 24 2019
Agrotis clavis (Heart & Club) 1 1971
Agrotis exclamationis (Heart & Dart) 1 1971
Agrotis ipsilon (Dark Sword-grass) 1 1971
Agrotis puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart) 1 1971
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 4 2008
Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) 1 2008
Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty) 1 1971
Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent) 1 1971
Alnus glutinosa (Alder) 1 1999
Aloina ambigua (Tall Aloe-moss) 1 2006
Alopecurus myosuroides (Black-grass) 1 1999
Alsophila aescularia (March Moth) 1 1971
Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth) 1 1971
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 4 2008
Anchoscelis helvola (Flounced Chestnut) 1 1971
Anchoscelis litura (Brown-Spot Pinion) 1 1971
Anchoscelis lunosa (Lunar Underwing) 1 1971
Andrena fulva (Tawny Mining Bee) 1 2018
Anthocharis cardamines (Orange-tip) 7 2019
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 1976
Anthus pratensis (Meadow Pipit) 1 2007
Anticlea derivata (Streamer) 1 1971
Apamea crenata (Clouded-bordered Brindle) 1 1971
Apamea lithoxylaea (Light Arches) 1 1971
Apamea sublustris (Reddish Light Arches) 1 1971
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet) 7 2019
Apus apus (Swift) 2 2008
Arctia caja (Garden Tiger) 1 1971
Aricia agestis (Brown Argus) 3 2017
Armoracia rusticana (Horse-radish) 1 1999
Athene noctua (Little Owl) 3 2008
Autographa gamma (Silver Y) 1 1971
Autographa jota (Plain Golden Y) 1 1971
Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y) 1 1971
Axylia putris (Flame) 1 1971
Biston betularia (Peppered Moth) 1 1971
Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee-fly) 1 2018
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 1 1999
Brassica napus subsp. oleifera (Oil-seed Rape) 1 1999
Bryophila domestica (Marbled Beauty) 1 1971
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 2 2008
Calliteara pudibunda (Pale Tussock) 1 1971

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

Data sets Licence Records