Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

Despite the cemetery being in full use and the grass being mown frequently, the grasslands here are very flower-rich. Oxeye daisy, yarrow and common bird's-foot-trefoil are particularly abundant and field bindweed, black medick, selfheal and germander speedwell are some of the other species that are common here. The variety and abundance of flowers indicates that the management here has been favourable, and if the mowing regime was relaxed a little more the grasslands would be very colourful and visually attractive while not getting too untidy and causing concern about neglect. The north half of the cemetery is very open with few trees and shrubs which is good for the flowers as they don't suffer too much shade. In contrast the south half has quite a few young and mature trees scattered throughout which provides useful habitat diversity. Yew, sycamore and a cherry are the most frequent woody species here.

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