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.
The churchyard is divided into three sections, a large area managed especially for wildflowers, a grass area that is mown regularly between April and October and a much smaller area close to some sections of the church where a range of garden flowers are grown.
Over the past few years the wildflower section has become the passion of one lady, a resident of over 40 years in the village who has tended the village verges and communal areas so that there is now an annual display of wild flowers along those as well especially snowdrops and primroses. Our enthusiast collects seed from wildflowers across the local chalkland area (only from where they are abundant), tends them at home and then plants them in the wildflower area so the existing wildflowers have been added to and enriched for biodiversity. We are indeed fortunate in having a wide range of wildlife in all three areas of the churchyard.
Village residents including members of The Letcombes Conservation Group and the congregation are asked to volunteer several times a year to assist with labour intensive tasks, such as pulling out creeping ivy from part of the wildflower area under trees, or sweeping leaves and fallen branches in late autumn.
- Famous/infamous people's memorials
- Fascinating monuments
- Good accessibility
- Great for fungi
- Peaceful space for quiet reflection
- Sundial
- Wild flower Areas in spring/summer
- Wildlife haven
Access to the churchyard is from a tarmac footpath ramped for wheelchairs from the south, and on a paved path through the churchyard.
There is a backed seat in the church porch and seat at the crossroads by the church.
The nearest train station is Didcot from where buses go to Wantage. A footpath avoiding roads connects Wantage and Letcombe Regis.
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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.
