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

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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
Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) 1 2019
Atrichum undulatum 1 2019
Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) 1 2019
Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss) 1 2019
Bryum argenteum (Silver-moss) 1 2019
Bryum capillare (Capillary Thread-moss) 1 2019
Bryum dichotomum (Dune Thread-moss) 1 2019
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) 1 2019
Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss) 1 2019
Cephaloziella 1 2019
Cratoneuron filicinum (Fern-leaved Hook-moss) 1 2019
Cryphaea heteromalla (Lateral Cryphaea) 1 2019
Dicranum majus (Greater Fork-moss) 1 2019
Dicranum scoparium (Broom Fork-moss) 1 2019
Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss) 1 2019
Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) 1 2019
Eurhynchium striatum (Common Striated Feather-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens bryoides s.l. (Lesser Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Fissidens taxifolius (Common Pocket-moss) 1 2019
Frullania dilatata (Dilated Scalewort) 1 2019
Grimmia pulvinata (Grey-cushioned Grimmia) 1 2019
Homalothecium lutescens (Yellow Feather-moss) 1 2019
Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) 1 2019
Hypnum cupressiforme (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) 1 2019
Hypnum jutlandicum (Heath Plait-moss) 1 2019
Kindbergia praelonga (Common Feather-moss) 1 2019
Lewinskya affinis (Wood Bristle-moss) 1 2019
Lophocolea bidentata (Bifid Crestwort) 1 2019
Metzgeria violacea (Blueish Veilwort) 1 2019
Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) 1 2019
Orthotrichum pulchellum (Elegant Bristle-moss) 1 2019
Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) 1 2019
Plagiomnium undulatum (Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss) 1 2019
Plenogemma phyllantha (Frizzled Pincushion) 1 2019
Polytrichum formosum (Bank Haircap) 1 2019
Pseudoscleropodium purum (Neat Feather-moss) 1 2019
Ptychomitrium polyphyllum (Long-shanked Pincushion) 1 2019
Rhynchostegiella tenella (Tender Feather-moss) 1 2019
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Springy Turf-moss) 1 2019
Schistidium crassipilum (Thickpoint Grimmia) 1 2019
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum (Rusty Feather-moss) 1 2019
Sciuro-hypnum populeum (Matted Feather-moss) 1 2019
Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Grey Squirrel) 2 2007
Scleropodium cespitans (Appleyard's Feather-moss) 1 2019
Syntrichia montana (Intermediate Screw-moss) 1 2019
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis 1 2019
Thuidium tamariscinum (Common Tamarisk-moss) 1 2019
Tortula muralis (Wall Screw-moss) 1 2019
Ulota crispa 1 2019
Weissia controversa var. controversa 1 2019
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Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records ([counting] records)

Data sets Licence Records