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 2012
Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom) 1 2012
Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer) 1 2012
Allacma fusca 1 2012
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 3 2012
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 2 2012
Amandinea punctata 1 2019
Ambigolimax valentianus (Iberian Threeband Slug) 2 2023
Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) 2 2012
Anthocharis cardamines (Orange-tip) 1 2012
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) 2 2012
Araniella cucurbitina 1 2012
Arion (Kobeltia) distinctus (Brown Soil Slug) 1 1987
Arion (Kobeltia) intermedius (Hedgehog Slug) 1 1987
Arion ater agg. 1 1987
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) 1 2012
Arthonia radiata 1 2019
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 3 2022
Aspicilia calcarea 1 2019
Aspicilia contorta subsp. contorta 1 2019
Athelia arachnoidea (Cobweb Duster) 1 2019
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2012
Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed Bumblebee) 2 2012
Britzelmayria multipedata (Clustered Brittlestem) 1 2012
Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) 1 2012
Buellia aethalea 1 2019
Buellia griseovirens 1 2019
Calliphora vicina (Common Bluebottle) 2 2023
Calocybe gambosa (St. George's Mushroom) 1 2012
Caloplaca arcis 1 2019
Caloplaca crenulatella 1 2019
Caloplaca flavescens 1 2019
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 2019
Caloplaca oasis 1 2019
Caloplaca teicholyta 1 2019
Calvia quattuordecimguttata (Cream-spot Ladybird) 1 2012
Cameraria ohridella (Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner) 2 2012
Candelariella reflexa 1 2019
Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bitter-cress) 1 2012
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 1 2012
Cepaea (Cepaea) nemoralis (Brown-lipped Snail) 1 1987
Chenopodium album (Fat-hen) 1 2012
Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion) 2 2012
Chlorophyllum brunneum (Brown Parasol) 1 2012
Chrysoteuchia culmella (Garden Grass-veneer) 1 2012
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle) 1 2012
Clausilia (Clausilia) bidentata (Two-toothed Door Snail) 4 2012
Clavaria fragilis (White Spindles) 1 2012
Clitopilus prunulus (The Miller) 1 2012
Closterotomus norwegicus (Potato Capsid) 1 2012

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

Data sets Licence Records