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.
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.
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.
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
- Archaeological Data Service visit website
- Explore Churches visit website
- Find an Archive visit website
- Historic Environment Records (England) visit website
- Historic Environment Records (Wales) visit website
- Church Heritage Record (England) visit website
- Church Heritage Cymru (Wales) visit website
- People's Collection Wales visit website
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[counting] species
This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions
Types
Specimens
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Misidentified
| Taxa | No. of records | Most recent record |
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| Furcula furcula (Sallow Kitten) | 2 | 1954 |
| Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen) | 5 | 2010 |
| Gonepteryx rhamni (Brimstone) | 23 | 2019 |
| Gortyna flavago (Frosted Orange) | 1 | 2009 |
| Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Double-striped Pug) | 5 | 2017 |
| Habrosyne pyritoides (Buff Arches) | 1 | 1994 |
| Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald) | 1 | 1994 |
| Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth) | 1 | 1994 |
| Hirundo rustica (Swallow) | 3 | 2010 |
| Horisme tersata (Fern) | 1 | 1994 |
| Hydraecia micacea (Rosy Rustic) | 4 | 2009 |
| Hypena proboscidalis (Snout) | 4 | 2009 |
| Idaea aversata (Riband Wave) | 3 | 1994 |
| Idaea dimidiata (Single-dotted Wave) | 2 | 1994 |
| Idaea emarginata (Small Scallop) | 1 | 1994 |
| Idaea fuscovenosa (Dwarf Cream Wave) | 1 | 1994 |
| Idaea seriata (Small Dusty Wave) | 2 | 1994 |
| Idaea trigeminata (Treble Brown Spot) | 2 | 1994 |
| Korscheltellus lupulina (Common Swift) | 2 | 1993 |
| Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye) | 3 | 1994 |
| Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth) | 1 | 2008 |
| Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) | 4 | 2010 |
| Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull) | 4 | 2009 |
| Lasiocampa quercus (Oak Eggar) | 1 | 2016 |
| Lasiommata megera (Wall) | 2 | 2016 |
| Ligdia adustata (Scorched Carpet) | 1 | 1954 |
| Linaria cannabina (Linnet) | 1 | 2010 |
| Lithophane ornitopus (Grey Shoulder-knot) | 2 | 1994 |
| Lithophane socia (Pale Pinion) | 1 | 1953 |
| Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border) | 1 | 1993 |
| Luperina testacea (Flounced Rustic) | 4 | 1954 |
| Luscinia megarhynchos (Nightingale) | 1 | 2003 |
| Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper) | 43 | 2019 |
| Macroglossum stellatarum (Humming-bird Hawk-moth) | 7 | 2018 |
| Malacosoma neustria (Lackey) | 6 | 1994 |
| Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth) | 5 | 1994 |
| Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown) | 343 | 2019 |
| Melanargia galathea (Marbled White) | 4 | 2019 |
| Menophra abruptaria (Waved Umber) | 1 | 1993 |
| Mesapamea secalis agg. (Common Rustic agg.) | 4 | 1954 |
| Mesapamea secalis (Common Rustic) | 1 | 1994 |
| Mesoligia furuncula (Cloaked Minor) | 1 | 1994 |
| Motacilla alba yarrellii (Pied Wagtail) | 1 | 2010 |
| Motacilla alba (Pied Wagtail) | 2 | 2010 |
| Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) | 2 | 2009 |
| Mythimna impura (Smoky Wainscot) | 1 | 1994 |
| Mythimna pallens (Common Wainscot) | 3 | 2009 |
| Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing) | 6 | 2009 |
| Noctua fimbriata (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing) | 1 | 2009 |
| Noctua interjecta (Least Yellow Underwing) | 1 | 1954 |
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