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Harriet Carty CFGA cemeteries presentation 17 June 2014
- 1. The Importance of Burial Grounds for Natural Heritage Harriet Carty Protecting Wildlife Preserving Heritage Involving People
- 6. Natural Heritage in harmony with Built Heritage
- 7. Make a plan based on built & natural heritage and also resources
- 9. YEWS • Never assume a yew is dying or dead, they can carry considerable deadwood. • If boughs are collapsing leave in situ if possible, they can take root and regenerate • Remove ivy • Keep the ground clear below a yew, no sheds, railings, compost heaps etc! • Get a specialist tree surgeon or arborist
- 11. LICHENS • Do not spray around monuments • Give them some light, scrub or ivy will smother • Most lichens do not damage stone and can protect it, but certain stone types can be affected. Seek advice. • Generally do not clean them off. If cleaning is needed then seek advice. • Do not move or realign lichen covered stones. N/S alignment is vital
- 14. GRASSLAND • Always pick up and remove any arisings • Four categories: short, medium, long, tussocky. • All four have benefits for wildlife, so plan what is appropriate where
- 16. Grass Length Guidelines Mow the following regularly • Recent and regularly visited graves • Entrances, path edges and around buildings • Areas where events take place • Paths through longer grass to explore
- 17. Long Grass and Insurance • Close mow paths through areas of long grass and close mow paths to and around any visited graves • Erect a clear, obvious sign indicating risks of walking in areas of long grass • Ensure that decisions on management and risk management are discussed at meetings and this is documented. Record when actions are put in place • Review and revise H&S regularly
- 19. IVY
- 20. Ivy Guidelines for Stonework • Don’t remove it ‘because it is there’. Is it damaging and will removal make things worse? • Does the monument or structure have joints that the ivy could penetrate in which case consider removal • Is the ivy holding things up in which case trim it or prepare to rebuild • If it is actually rooting into a structure rather than into the ground then removal is the best option • Peel off to the ground, do not cut out a section as this encourages rooting
- 21. OPPORTUNITIES
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- CfGA started as an AONB pilot project in the Shropshire Hills about 15 years ago. Now a national charity – been mentioned in Ambridge –currently delivering a HLF scheme. Conference next year in London, also case studies and skills training
- Burial grounds can have the best examples of species, communities and habitats. Rare to find this so easily accessible. Oldest trees – yews over 2000
- Many burial grounds over 100 sp lichen in them – lichen sancturaries particularly in areas without any rock outcrops
- Grassland – most have basically unimproved grassland (habitat which has declined by 98% since WWII Timeless nature
- 33 species of lichen which have developed over 300 years
- Excellent access and close to home