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

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Group Species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acer campestre (Field Maple) 2 1990
Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 1 2013
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 2 1990
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 3 2010
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 5 2010
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground-elder) 3 2010
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut) 3 2011
Aethusa cynapium (Fool's Parsley) 1 2011
Aglais io (Peacock) 2 2005
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) 6 2003
Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) 2 1990
Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 3 2011
Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) 3 2011
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 2 1990
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 3 2009
Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge) 3 2009
Alisma plantago-aquatica (Water-plantain) 2 1990
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 3 2010
Alnus glutinosa (Alder) 2 1990
Alopecurus myosuroides (Black-grass) 2 1990
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 2 1990
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 8 2010
Anchusa arvensis (Bugloss) 2 1990
Angelica sylvestris (Wild Angelica) 2 1990
Anser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed Goose) 1 2008
Anthocharis cardamines (Orange-tip) 2 2010
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 2 1990
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 1990
Aphanes arvensis agg. (Parsley Piert) 1 2011
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet) 3 1999
Apium 3 2010
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2009
Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress) 3 2010
Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock) 2 1990
Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) 1 2011
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 1 2009
Armoracia rusticana (Horse-radish) 2 1990
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 3 2011
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) 3 2011
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 2 1990
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Black Spleenwort) 3 1990
Atriplex patula (Common Orache) 3 2011
Avena fatua (Wild-oat) 3 2011
Barbarea vulgaris (Winter-cress) 2 1990
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 2 1990
Betula pendula (Silver Birch) 3 2010
Betula pubescens (Downy Birch) 1 2011
Borago officinalis (Borage) 2 1990
Brachypodium sylvaticum (False-brome) 2 1990
Brassica napus (Rape) 3 2011
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