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

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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

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 1 2022
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 1 2022
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 1 2022
Allium ursinum (Ramsons) 1 2022
Androniscus dentiger (Rosy Woodlouse) 2 1995
Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress) 1 2022
Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) 1 2022
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2022
Asplenium ruta-muraria (Wall-rue) 1 2022
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) 1 2022
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady-fern) 2 2022
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2022
Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed Bumblebee) 1 2022
Buxus sempervirens (Box) 2 2022
Cardamine flexuosa (Wavy Bitter-cress) 1 2022
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2022
Clausilia 1 2022
Cylindroiulus britannicus 1 1995
Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede) 1 1995
Cymbalaria muralis (Ivy-leaved Toadflax) 1 2022
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2022
Fragaria vesca (Wild Strawberry) 1 2022
Geranium lucidum (Shining Crane's-bill) 2 2022
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2022
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 1 2022
Haplophthalmus mengii 2 1995
Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird) 2 2022
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2022
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 1 2022
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 1 2022
Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil) 1 2022
Macrosternodesmus palicola 1 1995
Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) 1 2022
Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury) 1 2022
Mesembrina meridiana 1 2022
Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-me-not) 1 2022
Myrrhis odorata (Sweet Cicely) 1 2022
Nanogona polydesmoides (Eyed Flat-backed Millipede) 1 1995
Oniscus asellus (Common Shiny Woodlouse) 1 1995
Ophyiulus pilosus 1 1995
Philoscia muscorum (Common Striped Woodlouse) 1 1995
Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart's-tongue) 2 2022
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 1 2022
Polydesmus angustus (Common Flat-backed Millipede) 1 1995
Polypodium vulgare 1 2022
Porcellio scaber (Common Rough Woodlouse) 1 1995
Porcellio spinicornis 1 1995
Potentilla anserina (Silverweed) 1 2022
Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) 1 2022
Primula vulgaris (Primrose) 1 2022

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

Data sets Licence Records