Commonwealth War Graves – More than meets the Eye

 The author Barbara Cooper is a retired Royal Air Force officer and a volunteer for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). The views expressed below are hers alone and do not represent the CWGC. The main image shows the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Belgium Despite it being more than 100 years since […]

Simple signage to reassure visitors when leaving grass to grow longer

If you plan to have wild flower areas in your burial ground that are welcome by visitors, communication is key. Conservation in these unique places is all about active management not neglect and we need to let people know what we’re doing so that they don’t become alarmed that grass might be longer/things are different […]