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.
St Mary's is a beautiful historic church with a peaceful ambience and wildlife-friendly churchyard with open views of the countryside towards the Howardian Hills. The churchyard management is wildlife-friendly and our vision is to promote wildflower meadow restoration and pollinator conservation. Since 2016 we have been tending this lovely churchyard with the aim of developing biodiversity and supporting wildlife. This is an open churchyard and grass paths are cut regularly for visitors, but the rest of the churchyard is hand-scythed annually to protect inhabitants such as toads and voles and to avoid cutting back plants which are still in flower or have yet to fruit or go to seed. Nesting boxes, a bird-feeding station and a small seasonal pond provide hospitality to numerous visitors including owls, white and red-tailed bumblebees, azure damselflies, frogs, shieldbugs and newts. There is a bench to the north of the church, and a picnic bench to the west. We have achieved the Silver Level of the Eco Church Awards with the environmental charity A Rocha. ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/ and our next challenge will be to go for Gold!
- Birders paradise
- Peaceful space for quiet reflection
- Wild flower Areas in spring/summer
- Wildlife haven
Care must be taken on the uneven stone path to the church and around the grass paths around the churchyard. There are also steps leading down into the church (with a handrail).
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