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

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

Datasets

datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Beautiful Burial Grounds for this place.

Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for this place.

Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

This map contains both point- and grid-based occurrences at different resolutions

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) 1 2019
Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) 3 2016
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1 2015
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Sedge Warbler) 1 2013
Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) 1 2019
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 1 2013
Aglais io (Peacock) 1 2022
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 4 2020
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2011
Anas crecca (Teal) 2 2013
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 9 2018
Anax imperator (Emperor Dragonfly) 1 2015
Anser anser (Greylag Goose) 1 2018
Anthus petrosus (Rock Pipit) 1 2015
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2020
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 1 2016
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 6 2018
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2011
Brachythecium albicans (Whitish Feather-moss) 1 2011
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2011
Branta bernicla bernicla (Dark-bellied Brent Goose) 1 1997
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2011
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2011
Bryum rubens (Crimson-tuber Thread-moss) 1 2011
Bucephala clangula (Goldeneye) 1 1997
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 1 2018
Cairina moschata (Muscovy Duck) 1 2016
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 4 2018
Cerastium semidecandrum (Little Mouse-ear) 1 2011
Ceratapion gibbirostre 2 2019
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2011
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 3 2018
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) 16 2020
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) 2 2019
Cochlearia danica (Danish Scurvygrass) 1 2007
Coenia palustris 1 2019
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 8 2020
Columba livia (Rock Dove) 3 2018
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) 1 2016
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 9 2020
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 8 2020
Corvus frugilegus (Rook) 2 2016
Curruca communis (Whitethroat) 1 2013
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 7 2020
Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) 4 2018
Delichon urbicum (House Martin) 1 2020
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 3 2018
Drosophila subobscura 1 2019
Drosophila suzukii (Spotted-winged Drosophila) 1 2019
Egretta garzetta (Little Egret) 3 2016

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

Data sets Licence Records