Churchyards, cemeteries and other burial sites are often the oldest enclosed piece of land in the parish, town or city. The grassland will have been relatively undisturbed, reseeding
naturally for hundreds of years.
This guide features 15 species that are often found in burial grounds.
The UK has 59 species of butterflies – 57 resident species of butterflies and two regular migrants -the Clouded Yellow and Painted Lady. This guide features 15 species that you may find in your burial ground.
Churchyards, cemeteries and other types of old burial grounds are some of the best places to look for fungi. They often contain the kind of places that fungi thrive on – unfertilised grassland, aging trees, fallen branches and leaf covered ground. Use this guide to see how many species you can find in your burial ground.
Swifts, swallows, and house martins are all expert fliers that hunt insects mid-air, catching and eating them while in flight. These birds are social and gregarious, and they have similar sizes and shapes, making it challenging to distinguish between them. We hope this guide assists you in identifying them.
Have you ever struggled to tell a rook from a crow? This guide to Corvids (the family to which rooks and crows belong) is here to help you..
Hunting for symbolism on memorials in your local burial ground can be a fun introduction to memorial recording. The earliest churchyard monuments, often use symbols associated with morality and Memento Mori (Remember you must die) which were designed to remind the living to remember they were mortal and prepare for their death and afterlife.