Local Wildlife Site

Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery
Borough: Bromley
Grade: Local
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 14.28 ha

Description

This large cemetery grounds contains a good diversity of trees, shrubs and grasslands. The site is well maintained and is very peaceful with ‘wilder’ areas of scrub and grasslands.

Wildlife

The site supports a diverse trees and shrubs. These include a number of large, old specimens some of which have significant amounts of standing dead wood; a valuable resource for saproxylic invertebrates. The dead and decaying wood also attracts green- and great spotted woodpeckers both of which are common here. ‘Wilder' areas of scrub and grasslands that attract a good population of common garden birds particularly goldcrests and long-tailed tits.

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