Love Your Burial Ground/Churches Count on Nature/National Cemeteries Week Events 2025

Churchyard Hunt

Searching for wildlife in the churchyard after the 10.30 church service, using sweep nets and more. Members of the Eco Church team will be on hand to photograph, identify and record finds. Come along even if you don't come to the service.

Church Lane
Milton
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB24 6AB

Spring Open Day for National Cemeteries Week

Open day for National Cemeteries Week.
Free guided cemetery tours

'Chartists and Co-op pioneers' led by Davi Glover

'Preachers, Stonemasons and Sextons' led by Stuart Wilkinson

Lister Lane
Lister Lane
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 5JL

Nature Count

We will be counting nature in our limited garden

Mansel Road Centre at Trinity United Reformed Church
Mansel Road
Wimbledon, London SW19 4AA

Love your Graveyard

St Greg’s is the scene for the burial of Tess of the D’urbervilles baby.
She buried him in a corner and marked the grave with a jar of flowers.
We are encouraging everyone in the village to come and do the same on 13/14 June. Hopefully all graves.

St Gregory’s Church
New Street
Marnhull, Dorset DT10 1PY

Nature Count and survey

We are reviewing with local experts the species and flora in our grounds so we can establish a baseline against which to measure our progression to increased diversity

Liberty Court House
Minster Rd
Ripon, North Yorkshire HG41QT

Nature Count

Come and see how many different bugs and birds and flowers you can see
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Horrobin Lane
Rivington, Lancashire BL6 7SE

Churches Count on Nature

During "Big Green Week" (7-15 June 2025) spend some quiet time in nature at Royston Church Additional Burial Ground. If you enjoy wildlife spotting, do participate in the Count on Nature Survey - download the iNaturalist App and submit your results.

Stamford Avenue
Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 7DE

Nature Count

Wednesday 11th June, 1-5pm join us to count nature, using randomly placed metre squares count plant, insect life etc within square or sit quietly on a bench to watch/listen to the birds. Expert advice available to help identify what you find.

Kirk Lane
Embsay
Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6SE

Open Churchyard

Churchyard is always open; churchwarden will be in attendance between 2pm and 4pm each day from 7th to 15th June. Churchyard trail and spotter guides available.

Church Lane
Willoughby, Lincolnshire LN13 9SU

Count on Nature

During "Big Green Week" (7-15 June 2025) spend some quiet time enjoying nature in Royston Parish Churchyard.
If you enjoy plant/wildlife spotting, participate in the Count on Nature Survey. Download the iNaturalist App and submit your results.

St John the Baptist Church
Melbourn Street
Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 9LG

Counting our trees, plants and flowers

Join us as we work to document all the trees, plants and flowers on our church grounds.

We’ll be using the iNaturalist app to help with identification, so no prior knowledge is needed – just your curiosity and enthusiasm!

St Hilda's Church
Abbey Road
Smethwick, West Midlands B67 5HY

HGS Kids Gardening Club

Bug Hunt

Our Kids Gardening Club will be running a bug hunt in the kids garden and the churchyard

St Judes on the Hill
Central Square
London, London NW11 7AH

Nature Count

Counting flower and plant species in the church grounds after our 10am Sunday service

Manor Road
Dorridge
SOLIHULL, West Midlands B93 8DX

Churchyard Nature Count

Everyone is encouraged to record the plants and creatures on a form to be found in the West Porch.
Please return the form to the post box on the church door.
There will be booklets to help recognise and name plants and creatures if needed.

Priory Street
Usk, Gwent NP15 1AG

Species Count

Citizen Science self-guided activity to observe and record species identified in St Petroc's churchyard during Great Big Green Week, June 7th to 15th 2025. Individuals or groups may take part. Materials/instructions provided in St Petrocs.

St Petroc's Church
Church St
Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8BG

Church Community Bug Hunt

Bug count & identification.

C/O Emmaus Christian Centre
Clover Street
Chatham, Kent ME4 4DT

Churchyard Nature Trail

Nature Trail round the churchyard with a trail guide available. Spotter books and identification sheets available in the church.

Church End,
Hanley Castle
Worcester, Worcestershire WR80BL

Nature Count

We will be launching 'Love your Burialground' Week at our EcoChurch service on June 8th and inviting people to access the guides in our open church. We will provide additional equipment to help families explore the burialgrounds for wildlife.

Church Lane
Elloughton
cum Brough, East Yorkshire HU15 1SP

Churches Count on Nature

Come and help us with some " Citizen Science" as we use iNaturalist to discover and record the plants and creatures which call our churchyard home. Children are especially welcomed on Thursday 12th June 3.00-4.30 to help Bug Hunt.

Laughton All Saints' Churchyard
High Street
Laughton En-le-Morthem, South Yorkshire S25 1YB

BUGS et al @FOBCY

we will be investigating number and species of bugs.

Stamford Road,
Bowdon, Cheshire WA14 2TR

First Nature Count

First and very exploratory Nature Count/Discovery

St. John the Evangelist
Higham Hall Road
Higham, Burnley, Lancashire BB12 9EU

Nature Count

List wildlife and plants

St Stephen’s Church
St Stephen’s Street
Worcester, Worcestershire WR3 7HS

Nature Count at St Mary’s Risca

A family-friendly Nature Count in our beautiful churchyard as we explore and celebrate the wildlife that calls this special space their home.

This hands-on activity is a great way to connect with nature and learn about local plants and animals.

48
St Marys Street
Risca, Gwent Np11 6gf

Nature Count

Spring plant fayre
Wild flower audit
Tree audit

125
Denby Dale Road
Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 8EB

Lichens in Churchyards

Join the Shropshire Lichen Group for a drop-in session 10-3 to explore the world of lichens in churchyards
No prior experience needed
Free but donations welcome
Bring a hand lens if you have one & your own refreshments
Toilets & parking on site

Henley Lane
Acton Scott
Church Stretton, Shropshire SY6 6QQ

Nature Survey in College Gardens

Staff and Volunteers at Westminster Abbey are invited to participate in a nature survey around the grounds of Westminster Abbey.

The Chapter Office
20 Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA
London, London SW1P 3PA

Discover our churchyard

Identifying wildlife in the churchyard. Tree trail and scavenger hunt.

St Andrews Church
Church Lane
Compton Bishop, Somerset BS26 2HF

Bug count

Bug count with sweep net

Church Street
Chesterton
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 1NG

Nature count

Nature Count of flora and fauna in churchyard.

Forge End
Fornham All Saints
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6JW

Nature Count

Nature count in churchyard at St. Mark's Church

St Mark's Church
St Mark's Hill
Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4LS

Wild Worship

Wild Worship. Family friendly activities including spotting and identifying flowers, birds and insects in the churchyard.

St Andrews churchyard
Mill Lane
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5JH

Bramdean Churchyard Nature Count

On the first Sunday of each month we hold a 'Sunday Station' family focussed fun and worship service. We are proposing to use the next available service to congregate with all the families and clergy and complete a nature count within the churchyard.

Church Lane
Bramdean
Alresford, Hampshire SO24 0JS

Volunteer Taskforce Day

A Caring for God's Acre volunteer Taskforce Day. Our local volunteers will be coming to the churchyard to do a variety of jobs in our conservation areas. Hot drinks and cake provided. We're a really friendly group and always welcome new volunteers!

St Mary's Churchyard, Cusop
Cusop
Hereford, Herefordshire HR3 5RF

Nature Count

Inviting the congregation to spend some time in the churchyard, on their own or with a friend, engaging with the natural world. To note down or photograph any plants, insects or animals they see and give their findings to one of the Eco team.

Christ Church
Thorley Lane
Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7AN

Butterfly Count

We are holding a session with Don River Catchment area on the 4th June to teach people how to identify butterflies and moths, During the wb 10th we will hold a session to put learning into practice and identify butterflies etc as part of Eco church.

St Cuthbert's Church
Church Lane, Fishlake
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN7 5JL

St Peter Mancroft Nature Count

This is the first survey of our small city centre church yard. We were recently surprised and delighted to find hedgehog poo in the churchyard, and would like to get a clearer sense of what we have, and how we can improve our churchyard for wildlife.

St Peter Mancroft Church
Hay Hill
Norwich, Norfolk NR2 1QQ

nature count

COUNT WITH BOTANIST

CHURCH HILL
SHAMLEY GREEN
GUILDFORD, Surrey GU5 0UD

Stuart Davis

Nature Count in the churchyard

A family activity in the church. Our Messy Church is taking part but is open to anyone. We will be doing a count of wildflowers, butterflies and bees in the churchyard, and also looking at symbols on headstones, followed by a barbeque.

Churchside
Methley
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS269EE

Stuart Davis

Nature Count in the churchyard

A family activity in the church. Our Messy Church is taking part but is open to anyone. We will be doing a count of wildflowers, butterflies and bees in the churchyard, and also looking at symbols on headstones, followed by a barbeque.

Churchside
Methley
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS269EE

Nature Count

Counting wildlife at various times of day

St Thomas' Churchyard
West Street, Lees
OLDHAM, Lancashire OL4 5AD

Nature Count

Naming of the parts;

Christ Church Toxteth Park (CCTP)
Linnet Lane,
Liverpool, Merseyside L17 3BE

Nature Count

Go for a nature walk through the cemetery and take photos of flora and fauna. You can list and identify these species on iNaturalist and help us build a UK wide bank of cemetery wildlife!

Cathcart Cemetery
15 Beechlands Avenue
Glasgow, Lanarkshire G44 3YT

Nature Count

A count on all the nature in the Churchyard

Shelley Road
Shelley, Suffolk IP7 5QX

Nature Count

Count of all the nature within the Churchyard

Lower Street
Layham, Suffolk IP7 5LZ

Nature Count

Continuing previous years' 'count' of the natural species found on the front lawn of Union Street Methodist Church, Maidstone, formerly a grave year. Assessing the impact of our re-wilding attempts over recent years. Community involvement encouraged.

Union Street
Maidstone, Kent ME14 1RU

Open churchyard

The public will be invited to wander through the churchyard and view the graves etc. There will also be plans on display for the redevelopment of the churchyard as a local amenity.

St Michaels Road
Headingley
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS6 3AW

Nature Count

Plant survey

Church Street
Ewell
Epsom, Surrey KT17 2AY

TYG Nature Count

Nature Count with the church youth group. Helping them engage with the space and learn more about the biodiversity in our churchyard.

Holy Trinity Church
Bedmond Road
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 8LJ

St Andrews Church, Parish of Hornchurch Nature Count

Visit our beautiful grounds during daylight hours and enjoy the historic grounds whilst taking part in Churches Count on Nature.
Between 7th-15th June help us to record the species found in our Churchgrounds using the inaturalist app.

St Andrews Church
High Street
Hornchurch, Essex RM12 6QP

Nature Count

An informal survey of fauna and flora to be undertaken by non-specialist members of the church congregation.

Church Road
Flitwick, Bedfordshire MK45 1AE