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
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 1 2021
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 1 2021
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2021
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 1 2021
Aquilegia (Columbine) 1 2021
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2021
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2021
Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) 1 2021
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) 1 2021
Fagus sylvatica (Beech) 1 2021
Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) 1 2021
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 1 2021
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 1 2021
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2021
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 1 2021
Geum urbanum (Wood Avens) 1 2021
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) 1 2021
Hedera helix (Ivy) 1 2021
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed) 1 2021
Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana (Bluebell) 1 2021
Ilex aquifolium (Holly) 1 2021
Lamium album (White Dead-nettle) 1 2021
Lapsana communis (Nipplewort) 1 2021
Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-me-not) 1 2021
Pentaglottis sempervirens (Green Alkanet) 1 2021
Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil) 1 2021
Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel) 1 2021
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) 1 2021
Sambucus nigra (Elder) 1 2021
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle) 1 2021
Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 1 2021
Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Woundwort) 1 2021
Talpa europaea (European Mole) 1 2021
Taraxacum officinale agg. (Dandelion) 1 2021
Taxus baccata (Yew) 1 2021
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) 1 2021
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell) 1 2021
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Data sets Licence Records