Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

The grasslands in this cemetery are quiet flower-rich in places but have lost some of their interest in recent years as more ground has been used for burials. Some of the more common flowers her include yarrow, agrimony, autumn hawkbit, oxeye daisy, selfheal, red clover and creeping cinquefoil. Other interesting this species have been recorded here before including cuckoo-flower, burnet saxifrage and ragged-Robin. Apart from the grasslands, there are several other habitats here that enhance the overall value of the site for wildlife. Trees, shrubs and hedges are scattered throughout the site at different densities providing a variety of conditions from full shade through part shade as well as unshaded areas. In the south of the cemetery an impressive remnant hedgebank survives with a double row of mature trees running east to west. In the north-east of the cemetery landscaping has resulted in a vigorous growth of ruderal species and substantial areas of bare ground. These habitats attract many species of invertebrates which like these conditions. The allotment site to the north-east provides further diversity. The allotments are only partly in use so there are now areas of rank grassland and dense scrub.

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