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

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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acarospora fuscata 1 2012
Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 1 2002
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 3 2002
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 4 2001
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 2 2001
Aeshna cyanea (Southern Hawker) 2 2004
Aeshna grandis (Brown Hawker) 4 2004
Aethusa cynapium (Fool's Parsley) 1 2002
Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) 3 2001
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 2 2001
Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) 1 2001
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 1 2002
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 3 2001
Allium vineale (Wild Onion) 1 2002
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2001
Alytes obstetricans (Midwife Toad) 3 2022
Amandinea punctata 1 2012
Anacamptis pyramidalis (Pyramidal Orchid) 3 2009
Anaptychia ciliaris (Eagle's Claws) 2 2012
Anemone nemorosa (Wood Anemone) 2 2001
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 1998
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 3 2001
Aproceros leucopoda (Zig-zag Elm Sawfly) 1 2021
Apus apus (Swift) 2 2020
Aquilegia vulgaris (Columbine) 1 2002
Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress) 1 2001
Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) 2 2001
Arenaria serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort) 1 2003
Armoracia rusticana (Horse-radish) 2 2002
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 2 2002
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) 2 2001
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2001
Asparagus officinalis (Garden Asparagus) 1 2002
Atriplex patula (Common Orache) 1 2002
Bacidina neosquamulosa 1 2012
Ballota nigra (Black Horehound) 2 2001
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 4 2001
Betula pendula (Silver Birch) 2 2002
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 2 2001
Briza media (Quaking-grass) 3 2002
Bromopsis erecta (Upright Brome) 3 2002
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus (Common Soft-brome) 1 2001
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 1 1998
Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) 3 2002
Buddleja davidii (Butterfly-bush) 1 2002
Buellia ocellata 1 2012
Bufo bufo (Common Toad) 3 2022
Bupleurum rotundifolium (Thorow-wax) 1 2003
Buxus sempervirens (Box) 1 2002
Caloplaca crenulatella 1 2012
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