Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

The grasslands on this site are the most interesting feature. The south section of the cemetery has the most flower-rich grasslands with a variety of herbs here including yarrow, cat's-ear, autumn hawkbit, oxeye daisy, common bird's-foot-trefoil and selfheal all frequent. Sneezewort, a species that normally indicates old unimproved grassland, also occurs here. The management allows these flowers to survive by cutting the sward only every few weeks and by not using herbicides. The graves themselves provide habitat for invertebrates on disturbed soil and stony substrates. Additional habitat for birds is provided by the scattered trees which mainly occur around the edges. The north section of the cemetery has a good number of mature trees in the centre also. Many of the trees here are conifers including western red-cedar and Monterey cypress. Parties of goldcrests can be heard moving about in these trees.

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