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
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2010
Aspicilia calcarea 1 1988
Aspicilia contorta subsp. contorta 1 1988
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2010
Bilimbia sabuletorum 1 1988
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2010
Buellia griseovirens 1 1988
Caloplaca aurantia 1 1988
Caloplaca decipiens 1 1988
Caloplaca flavescens 1 1988
Caloplaca flavocitrina 1 1988
Caloplaca oasis 1 1988
Caloplaca saxicola 1 1988
Caloplaca teicholyta 1 1988
Candelariella aurella f. aurella 1 1988
Candelariella medians f. medians 1 1988
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina 1 1988
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2010
Cladonia pocillum 1 1988
Deroceras (Deroceras) invadens (Tramp Slug) 2 1972
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2020
Didymodon luridus (Dusky Beard-moss) 1 2020
Didymodon vinealis (Soft-tufted Beard-moss) 1 2010
Diploicia canescens 1 1988
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata 1 1988
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 2 2020
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2010
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2020
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2010
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris 1 1988
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides 1 1988
Lecanora expallens 1 1988
Lecidella stigmatea 1 1988
Lepraria incana s. lat. 1 1988
Lophocolea bidentata (Bifid Crestwort) 1 2010
Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort) 1 2010
Marchantia polymorpha (Common Liverwort) 1 2010
Melanelixia fuliginosa 1 1988
Myriolecis albescens 1 1988
Myriolecis dispersa 1 1988
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 2 2020
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss) 1 2010
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 1 2010
Parmelia sulcata (Netted Shield Lichen) 1 1988
Phaeophyscia orbicularis 1 1988
Physcia adscendens 1 1988
Physcia tenella 1 1988
Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Pipistrelle) 1 2018
Placopyrenium fuscellum 1 1988
Placynthium nigrum 1 1988

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

Data sets Licence Records