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Caring for God's Acre is the conservation charity for Burial Grounds across the UK
Protecting Wildlife - Preserving Heritage - Involving People

How we can help

We can offer free support and advice via telephone, e-mail and our resource materials. We also offer bespoke services to groups.

 

We can help you manage your burial ground in such a way that wildlife thrives and it looks beautiful for visitors. Due to demand the services below are only available to members.

Virtual Visit

With a virtual visit an experienced member of staff will speak with you , visit your burial ground virtually and spend time on a zoom call giving you specific advice for your site.

It consists of:

  • An initial call to find out what burial ground management you are currently undertaking
  • Discussing the issues and options
  • Guidance on the type of footage we need you to capture for us to carry out the virtual visit (either via photographs or a series of video clips – phone or tablet quality is fine!)
  • We provide an online space for you to upload your footage
  • We review your footage and a call is scheduled
  • Zoom call takes place where we play the footage, have a discussion and give advice.

The Zoom call can be with just one person from your managing group or more. 

Cost £150

 

Site Visit

An experienced member of staff will visit your burial ground and give you specific advice for your site.

The day will consist of CfGA:

  • Undertaking a basic survey of your grassland
  • Finding out what burial ground management you are currently undertaking
  • Discussing the options your site provides for preserving and enhancing both the built and natural heritage
  • Providing verbal advice on the day on the next best steps
  • Follow up e-mail summarising advice with ongoing e-mail and telephone support

We can meet with a few people or the wider community, you decide.

Cost starts from £250, plus travel expenses. The cost may be more depending on the distances travelled and the time it takes. Please contact us for a quote.

 

Site Visit and Management Brief

An experienced member of staff will visit your burial ground and give you specific advice for your site. This will be followed by a Site Management Brief and printed support materials.

It will consist of CfGA:
  • Undertaking a basic survey of your grassland
  • Finding out what burial ground management you are currently undertaking
  • Discussing the options your site provides for preserving and enhancing both the built and natural heritage
  • Providing verbal advice on the day on the next best steps
  • Producing a Site Management Brief – including a basic site management map, grassland species list, management notes, annual work plan, three year work plan and further reading
  • Ongoing e-mail and telephone support
  • Printed materials – x 1 Action Pack, x 5 Botanical Companions, x 5 Field Studies Council Leaflets, x 5 Starter Guides to Recording

We can meet with a few people or the wider community, you decide.

Cost £850, plus travel expenses. The cost may be more depending on the distances travelled and the time it takes. Please contact us for a quote.

We also offer advice and support for Local Authorities and Dioceses – for example our Diocesan Membership. Please contact us to find out more.