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
Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) 6 2016
Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) 7 2011
Aeshna mixta (Migrant Hawker) 1 2001
Alnus glutinosa (Alder) 1 2019
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2002
Apus apus (Swift) 3 2020
Atrichum undulatum 1 2002
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2002
Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) 1 2019
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2002
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2002
Calystegia silvatica subsp. disjuncta 1 2019
Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) 11 2021
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) 1 2019
Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) 1 2002
Certhia familiaris (Treecreeper) 6 2014
Chloris chloris (Greenfinch) 43 2011
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) 4 2020
Coloeus monedula (Jackdaw) 1 2007
Columba livia (Rock Dove) 37 2007
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) 1 2007
Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) 49 2021
Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) 3 2014
Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) 39 2021
Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) 1 2007
Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) 8 2011
Dicranoweisia cirrata (Common Pincushion) 1 2002
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 2002
Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer) 1 2003
Erithacus rubecula (Robin) 40 2021
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2002
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) 1 2019
Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) 22 2021
Garrulus glandarius (Jay) 11 2020
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2002
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2002
Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish Bluebell) 1 2017
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Bluebell) 1 2017
Hyacinthoides 1 2017
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme 1 2002
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2002
Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) 2 2007
Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 1 2019
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2002
Lophocolea heterophylla (Variable-leaved Crestwort) 1 2002
Mnium hornum (Swan's-neck Thyme-moss) 1 2002
Motacilla alba (Pied Wagtail) 1 2003
Muscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher) 2 2016
Nymphicus hollandicus (Cockatiel) 1 2011
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 1 2002

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

Data sets Licence Records