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.

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Other Heritage Information

Group Species

[counting] species

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Taxa No. of records Most recent record
Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Reed Warbler) 1 2009
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 1 2009
Alauda arvensis (Skylark) 1 2009
Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) 1 2009
Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge) 1 2009
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 2 2009
Apus apus (Swift) 1 2009
Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) 1 2009
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 1 2009
Buteo buteo (Buzzard) 2 2013
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 1 2009
Certhia familiaris (Treecreeper) 1 2009
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 1 2009
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) 2 2019
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 1 2009
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) 1 2009
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 1 2009
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 1 2009
Corvus frugilegus (Rook) 12 2023
Cryptocephalus labiatus 2 2019
Curruca communis (Whitethroat) 1 2009
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 1 2009
Delichon urbicum (House Martin) 17 2009
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 1 2009
Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer) 1 2009
Emberiza schoeniclus (Reed Bunting) 1 2009
Erithacus rubecula (Robin) 1 2009
Exomias pellucidus (Hairy Spider Weevil) 2 2019
Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel) 1 2009
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 1 2009
Fulica atra (Coot) 1 2009
Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen) 1 2009
Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird) 1 2019
Hirundo rustica (Swallow) 1 2009
Linaria cannabina (Linnet) 1 2009
Motacilla alba yarrellii (Pied Wagtail) 1 2009
Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) 1 2009
Motacilla flava flavissima (Yellow Wagtail) 1 2009
Parus major (Great Tit) 1 2009
Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) 1 2009
Pentatoma rufipes (Red-legged Shieldbug) 1 2019
Phaedon tumidulus (Celery Leaf Beetle) 1 2019
Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant) 1 2009
Phloeophagus lignarius 1 2019
Phylloscopus collybita (Chiffchaff) 1 2009
Phylloscopus trochilus (Willow Warbler) 1 2009
Pica pica (Magpie) 1 2009
Plecotus (Long-eared Bat species) 1 2017
Prunella modularis (Dunnock) 1 2009
Pseudovadonia livida 1 2019

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

Data sets Licence Records