We are compiling this directory of flowery burial grounds from across the UK, which we would recommend visiting if you are looking for a well managed site rich in wildlife and heritage. Burial grounds can have a rich array of plants, animals and fungi, and may contain the only surviving area of flower-rich grassland in a parish. All the sites listed here contain this habitat. To see the flowers at their best, late May to mid or end of July is usually the most suitable time to visit. However, do contact the site managers for more specific timings before you visit if this is important to you.
Holy Cross church, Cruwys Morchard is at the heart of one of the largest parishes in Devon.
It is a secluded spot accompanied by the village hall and neighbouring manor house.
The unusual Lychgate is of a rotating design (similar to a revolving door).
The majority of the old churchyard is allowed to grow long through the summer months, whilst the more modern extension is regularly cut. In the late summer the sward is cut and raked enabling a range of wildflowers and grasses to flourish.
Cruwys Morchard Churchyard plants 2022
Contact numbers can be found on the church website
- Birders paradise
- Lichen haven
- Lychgate
- Peaceful space for quiet reflection
- Wild flower Areas in spring/summer
- Wildlife haven
There are several steps up to the lychgate from the road and a surfaced path from the lychgate to the church door all other paths around the churchyard are short-mowed grass.
The steps can be avoided by using the gate on the road junction to the more recent burial ground, this is short mown grass and slightly uphill to the old churchyard.
There is a bench near the gate between the old and new burial grounds.
The 870 Crediton to Tiverton bus stops at the nearby road junction on a Tuesday.
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If you would like to nominate a flowery burial ground that you manage for inclusion in our directory, please complete the form here. We will review all submissions before inclusion in the directory, so please understand you won’t see your burial ground immediately.Â
