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

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2021
Aeshna cyanea (Southern Hawker) 1 2019
Aeshna mixta (Migrant Hawker) 1 2019
Ajuga reptans (Bugle) 1 2021
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) 1 2021
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 1 2021
Anaciaeschna isoceles (Norfolk Hawker) 1 2021
Andrena haemorrhoa (Orange-tailed Mining Bee) 1 2018
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal-grass) 1 2021
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley) 2 2021
Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee) 5 2021
Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) 1 2021
Arctium (Burdock) 1 2021
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-grass) 1 2021
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) 1 2021
Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies) 1 2021
Ballota nigra (Black Horehound) 1 2021
Bellis perennis (Daisy) 1 2021
Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed Bumblebee) 1 2018
Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) 1 2021
Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) 1 2021
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-purse) 1 2021
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) 1 2021
Carex (Sedge) 1 2021
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) (Common Knapweed) 1 2021
Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed) 1 2021
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) 1 2021
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) 1 2021
Conopodium majus (Pignut) 1 2021
Crataegus 1 2021
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk's-beard) 1 2021
Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) 1 2021
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot) 1 2021
Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Common Spotted-orchid) 1 2021
Dioscorea communis (Black Bryony) 1 2021
Dipsacus fullonum (Wild Teasel) 1 2021
Euphorbia helioscopia (Sun Spurge) 1 2021
Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) 1 2021
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) 1 2021
Galium aparine (Cleavers) 1 2021
Galium mollugo (Hedge Bedstraw) 1 2021
Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane's-bill) 1 2021
Geranium pusillum (Small-flowered Crane's-bill) 1 2021
Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane's-bill) 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
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) 1 2021

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

Data sets Licence Records