Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

Among the many fine trees are many exotics such as lime, copper beech, Leyland cypress, weeping birch, almond and cedar of Lebanon. Native species are fewer and include ash, yew, holly and young oak. Large parts of the site are covered in grassland of various types. Wildflowers include yarrow, ribwort plantain, creeping cinquefoil, selfheal, cat's-ear, bird's-foot trefoil, mouse-ear hawkweed and field wood rush. There are also patches of acid grassland, with sheep's sorrel. The site has good roosting and foraging potential for certain bat species. Overall, the site attracts a good number of butterflies such as speckled wood, meadow brown and gatekeeper. An area of bare ground may provide value to solitary bee species. A dense patch of bramble scrub along the northern boundary of the cemetery is likely to be of value to breeding and foraging birds.

Facilities

Car parking; toilet; sculptures/ monuments.