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

datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Beautiful Burial Grounds for this place.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) 1 2014
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 1992
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 2 1994
Brachythecium albicans (Whitish Feather-moss) 2 1994
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 2 1994
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 4 2010
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 3 2010
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 2 2010
Bryum radiculosum (Wall Thread-moss) 1 2010
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2010
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 3 2010
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 3 2010
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 2 2010
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2010
Didymodon rigidulus (Perthshire Beard-moss) 3 2010
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 1992
Didymodon umbrosus (Shady Beard-moss) 1 2010
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 3 2010
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 2 2010
Funaria hygrometrica (Common Cord-moss) 1 2010
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 3 2010
Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird) 1 2023
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 3 2010
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 2 2010
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 3 2010
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2010
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 1 1994
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 1 2010
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 2 2010
Plagiomnium undulatum (Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss) 2 2010
Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Hornschuch's Beard-moss) 2 2010
Pseudoscleropodium purum (Neat Feather-moss) 3 2010
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) 1 1992
Rhynchostegium confertum (Clustered Feather-moss) 2 2010
Rhynchostegium megapolitanum (Megapolitan Feather-moss) 1 2010
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 3 2010
Schistidium apocarpum 1 1994
Schistidium crassipilum (Thickpoint Grimmia) 1 1992
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum 1 2010
Streblotrichum convolutum 2 1994
Syntrichia montana (Intermediate Screw-moss) 2 2010
Syntrichia ruralis (Great Hairy Screw-moss) 3 2010
Syntrichia virescens (Lesser Screw-moss) 2 1992
Tortula acaulon var. acaulon (Schreberian Earth-moss) 1 1992
Tortula acaulon (Cuspidate Earth-moss) 1 2010
Tortula muralis (Wall Screw-moss) 5 2010
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Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records ([counting] records)

Data sets Licence Records