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

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

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Arthonia calcarea 1 1997
Aspicilia calcarea 1 1988
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2011
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2011
Buellia ocellata 1 1988
Caloplaca aurantia 2 1997
Caloplaca dalmatica 1 1997
Caloplaca flavescens 2 1997
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 1988
Caloplaca saxicola 2 1997
Caloplaca teicholyta 1 1988
Candelariella medians f. medians 2 1997
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 1 1988
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2011
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2011
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2011
Diploicia canescens 2 1997
Diplotomma alboatrum 2 1997
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 2 1997
Flavoparmelia soredians 1 1988
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2011
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2011
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2011
Hypogymnia tubulosa 1 1988
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2011
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris 1 1988
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides 1 1988
Lecanora sulphurea 1 1988
Lecidella stigmatea 1 1997
Lepra amara 1 1988
Lepraria incana s. lat. 1 1988
Lepraria vouauxii 1 1988
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2011
Melanelixia fuliginosa 1 1988
Melanelixia subaurifera 1 1988
Myriolecis albescens 2 1997
Myriolecis dispersa 2 1997
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 1 2011
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 1 2011
Parmelia sulcata (Netted Shield Lichen) 1 1988
Phaeophyscia orbicularis 2 1997
Physcia adscendens 2 1997
Physcia caesia 2 1997
Physconia grisea 2 1997
Placopyrenium fuscellum 1 1988
Porella platyphylla (Wall Scalewort) 1 2011
Porpidia tuberculosa 1 1988
Protoparmeliopsis muralis 1 1988
Pseudocrossidium revolutum (Revolute Beard-moss) 1 2011
Psilolechia lucida 1 1988

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

Data sets Licence Records