Caring for God's Acre
@caringforgodsacre.bsky.social
Caring for God’s Acre works nationally to support groups and individuals to investigate and care for burial grounds
This is a wonderful story and shows the importance of memorial recording to preserve a record of gravestones- work done by an A Level student in 1977 has allowed the resting place of abolitionist Olaudah Equiano's year 3 old daughter Anna Maria Vassa to be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is a wonderful story and shows the importance of memorial recording to preserve a record of gravestones- work done by an A Level student in 1977 has allowed the resting place of abolitionist Olaudah Equiano's year 3 old daughter Anna Maria Vassa to be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Interesting-looking fungus growing from moss atop a tombstone in Doddington churchyard. I took it for dead leaf at first. ObsIdentify says it's Arrhenia spathulata. #KentNature #fungus #fungi @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Interesting-looking fungus growing from moss atop a tombstone in Doddington churchyard. I took it for dead leaf at first. ObsIdentify says it's Arrhenia spathulata. #KentNature #fungus #fungi @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social
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So enjoyed Friday’s @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social conference in time-deep, wondrous Shropshire. Learned lots about biodiversity & creatures in churchyards, their power for engaging communities & restoring the environment (super cute bats & dormice, and remarkable volute pastries, too)
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So enjoyed Friday’s @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social conference in time-deep, wondrous Shropshire. Learned lots about biodiversity & creatures in churchyards, their power for engaging communities & restoring the environment (super cute bats & dormice, and remarkable volute pastries, too)
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A couple of bugs tapped out of a cypress tree in Doddington Churchyard today: Juniper Shieldbug and the smart red-and-black Corizus hyoscyami. They were also accompanied by a Common Green Shieldbug and a Box Bug. #bugs #truebugs #hemiptera #KentNature @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A couple of bugs tapped out of a cypress tree in Doddington Churchyard today: Juniper Shieldbug and the smart red-and-black Corizus hyoscyami. They were also accompanied by a Common Green Shieldbug and a Box Bug. #bugs #truebugs #hemiptera #KentNature @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social
Autumn webinar-Willesden Jewish Cemetery: Stories from the House of Life.
Explore the history of this NW London site's Victorian architecture, symbolic traditions, the lives of those buried there & transformation to an education and reflection space. www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-autumn-2025
Explore the history of this NW London site's Victorian architecture, symbolic traditions, the lives of those buried there & transformation to an education and reflection space. www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-autumn-2025
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Autumn webinar-Willesden Jewish Cemetery: Stories from the House of Life.
Explore the history of this NW London site's Victorian architecture, symbolic traditions, the lives of those buried there & transformation to an education and reflection space. www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-autumn-2025
Explore the history of this NW London site's Victorian architecture, symbolic traditions, the lives of those buried there & transformation to an education and reflection space. www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-autumn-2025
Chris Knapman of Ancient Yew Group will give a talk Have I Got Yews for You–Understanding Ancient Yews as part of our online AGM 7pm on Tues 11th November.
Free for members, £6 for non-members. Information and link to book www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webinars/agm-and-have-i-got-yews-for-you/
Free for members, £6 for non-members. Information and link to book www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webinars/agm-and-have-i-got-yews-for-you/
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Chris Knapman of Ancient Yew Group will give a talk Have I Got Yews for You–Understanding Ancient Yews as part of our online AGM 7pm on Tues 11th November.
Free for members, £6 for non-members. Information and link to book www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webinars/agm-and-have-i-got-yews-for-you/
Free for members, £6 for non-members. Information and link to book www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webinars/agm-and-have-i-got-yews-for-you/
Churchyards are important for fungi, including some of the UK's rarest
This webinar will introduce UK fungi and their roles in the natural environment
Chris Knowles is a field mycologist and member of his local fungus group He works at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh cataloguing the fungi collection
This webinar will introduce UK fungi and their roles in the natural environment
Chris Knowles is a field mycologist and member of his local fungus group He works at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh cataloguing the fungi collection
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Churchyards are important for fungi, including some of the UK's rarest
This webinar will introduce UK fungi and their roles in the natural environment
Chris Knowles is a field mycologist and member of his local fungus group He works at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh cataloguing the fungi collection
This webinar will introduce UK fungi and their roles in the natural environment
Chris Knowles is a field mycologist and member of his local fungus group He works at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh cataloguing the fungi collection
Wildflower seed mix of mainly native British flowers & grasses inspired by country churchyards.
Sowing best done in Autumn as yellow rattle, a semi-parasitic meadow annual which attaches itself to grasses through the root system needs to overwinter to germinate.
#CFGA #wildflowerseeds #yellowrattle
Sowing best done in Autumn as yellow rattle, a semi-parasitic meadow annual which attaches itself to grasses through the root system needs to overwinter to germinate.
#CFGA #wildflowerseeds #yellowrattle
October 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Wildflower seed mix of mainly native British flowers & grasses inspired by country churchyards.
Sowing best done in Autumn as yellow rattle, a semi-parasitic meadow annual which attaches itself to grasses through the root system needs to overwinter to germinate.
#CFGA #wildflowerseeds #yellowrattle
Sowing best done in Autumn as yellow rattle, a semi-parasitic meadow annual which attaches itself to grasses through the root system needs to overwinter to germinate.
#CFGA #wildflowerseeds #yellowrattle
First of our Autumn webinar series Our Digital Ancestors: Tales from Warstone Lane Cemetery will be online on Tuesday 7th October from 2pm to 3pm.
For more info and to book your free ticket visit
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webin...
#cfga #memorialrecording #warstonelanecemetery
For more info and to book your free ticket visit
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webin...
#cfga #memorialrecording #warstonelanecemetery
October 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
First of our Autumn webinar series Our Digital Ancestors: Tales from Warstone Lane Cemetery will be online on Tuesday 7th October from 2pm to 3pm.
For more info and to book your free ticket visit
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webin...
#cfga #memorialrecording #warstonelanecemetery
For more info and to book your free ticket visit
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/events/webin...
#cfga #memorialrecording #warstonelanecemetery
UK Fungus Day 4/10/25
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
October 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
UK Fungus Day 4/10/25
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
Our Heritage to Inspire project together with Friends of Longden Road Cemetery Shrewsbury is working on identifying unmarked graves of people from the poorer end of Victorian society. With Shropshire Archives volunteers have found names, occupations & family relationships.
#cfga #monumentrecording
#cfga #monumentrecording
September 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Our Heritage to Inspire project together with Friends of Longden Road Cemetery Shrewsbury is working on identifying unmarked graves of people from the poorer end of Victorian society. With Shropshire Archives volunteers have found names, occupations & family relationships.
#cfga #monumentrecording
#cfga #monumentrecording
All four nations of the UK are taking part in European Heritage Open Days in September, with free events coming to a cemetery, churchyard or burial ground near you.
#heritageopendays #OpenDoors #DrysauAgored
#doorsopendays #DOD2025 #LoveHeritageNI #EHOD2025
#heritageopendays #OpenDoors #DrysauAgored
#doorsopendays #DOD2025 #LoveHeritageNI #EHOD2025
September 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
All four nations of the UK are taking part in European Heritage Open Days in September, with free events coming to a cemetery, churchyard or burial ground near you.
#heritageopendays #OpenDoors #DrysauAgored
#doorsopendays #DOD2025 #LoveHeritageNI #EHOD2025
#heritageopendays #OpenDoors #DrysauAgored
#doorsopendays #DOD2025 #LoveHeritageNI #EHOD2025
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Some cemetery symbolism you may or may not have seen before from @gravestonesofnewengland on IG “Many early 19th century gravestones feature willow trees as a symbol of mourning. However, this particular stone has a different take on that..
August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some cemetery symbolism you may or may not have seen before from @gravestonesofnewengland on IG “Many early 19th century gravestones feature willow trees as a symbol of mourning. However, this particular stone has a different take on that..
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What a fabulous day yesterday? A big thank you to Sally and all the Don Catchment Rivers Trust team for organising today's BioBlitz. Thanks too to all the groups, stall holders and experts who helped to make it such a special event and to everyone who came.
August 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
What a fabulous day yesterday? A big thank you to Sally and all the Don Catchment Rivers Trust team for organising today's BioBlitz. Thanks too to all the groups, stall holders and experts who helped to make it such a special event and to everyone who came.
Last call for cutting long grass!
If you manage a small lawn or a meadow this is a reminder to cut long grass if you haven't already & remove arisings to reduce fertility and help next year's flowers.
Any late flowering plants such as Devil's Bit Scabious, just leave that area to allow them to seed
If you manage a small lawn or a meadow this is a reminder to cut long grass if you haven't already & remove arisings to reduce fertility and help next year's flowers.
Any late flowering plants such as Devil's Bit Scabious, just leave that area to allow them to seed
August 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last call for cutting long grass!
If you manage a small lawn or a meadow this is a reminder to cut long grass if you haven't already & remove arisings to reduce fertility and help next year's flowers.
Any late flowering plants such as Devil's Bit Scabious, just leave that area to allow them to seed
If you manage a small lawn or a meadow this is a reminder to cut long grass if you haven't already & remove arisings to reduce fertility and help next year's flowers.
Any late flowering plants such as Devil's Bit Scabious, just leave that area to allow them to seed
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@caringforgodsacre.bsky.social needs you! They are looking for volunteers to join them in hay raking and gravestone recording. (No experience needed.)
Find out more on our website. Just scroll down to the volunteering section.
heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/jobs/
#volunteering #heritagevolunteering
Find out more on our website. Just scroll down to the volunteering section.
heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/jobs/
#volunteering #heritagevolunteering
July 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@caringforgodsacre.bsky.social needs you! They are looking for volunteers to join them in hay raking and gravestone recording. (No experience needed.)
Find out more on our website. Just scroll down to the volunteering section.
heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/jobs/
#volunteering #heritagevolunteering
Find out more on our website. Just scroll down to the volunteering section.
heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/jobs/
#volunteering #heritagevolunteering
Last 2 days of Big Butterfly Count!
Big Butterfly Count organised by Butterfly Conservation ends Sunday, why not get out there this weekend
Our Butterfly Spotters Guide is a handy ID guide to your local churchyard or other burial ground bit.ly/butterfly_sp...
#CFGA #butterflies #citizenscience
Big Butterfly Count organised by Butterfly Conservation ends Sunday, why not get out there this weekend
Our Butterfly Spotters Guide is a handy ID guide to your local churchyard or other burial ground bit.ly/butterfly_sp...
#CFGA #butterflies #citizenscience
August 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Last 2 days of Big Butterfly Count!
Big Butterfly Count organised by Butterfly Conservation ends Sunday, why not get out there this weekend
Our Butterfly Spotters Guide is a handy ID guide to your local churchyard or other burial ground bit.ly/butterfly_sp...
#CFGA #butterflies #citizenscience
Big Butterfly Count organised by Butterfly Conservation ends Sunday, why not get out there this weekend
Our Butterfly Spotters Guide is a handy ID guide to your local churchyard or other burial ground bit.ly/butterfly_sp...
#CFGA #butterflies #citizenscience
Time to cut & rake long grass!
God's Acre vols have been cutting & raking long flowery grass in local churchyards & volunteer co-ordinator Alex has scythed outside our office the Sastak building
Thanks to our landlords for letting us manage the area as a meadow
#CFGA #godsacrevolunteers #scything
God's Acre vols have been cutting & raking long flowery grass in local churchyards & volunteer co-ordinator Alex has scythed outside our office the Sastak building
Thanks to our landlords for letting us manage the area as a meadow
#CFGA #godsacrevolunteers #scything
August 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Time to cut & rake long grass!
God's Acre vols have been cutting & raking long flowery grass in local churchyards & volunteer co-ordinator Alex has scythed outside our office the Sastak building
Thanks to our landlords for letting us manage the area as a meadow
#CFGA #godsacrevolunteers #scything
God's Acre vols have been cutting & raking long flowery grass in local churchyards & volunteer co-ordinator Alex has scythed outside our office the Sastak building
Thanks to our landlords for letting us manage the area as a meadow
#CFGA #godsacrevolunteers #scything
Big Butterfly Count by @savebutterflies.bsky.social from 18 July-10th Aug
Your local burial ground is an ideal place to spot butterflies
How many will you see in 15 minutes? Download guides from Butterfly Conservation
#BigButterflyCount #CitizenScience
Thank you Butterfly Conservation for photos
Your local burial ground is an ideal place to spot butterflies
How many will you see in 15 minutes? Download guides from Butterfly Conservation
#BigButterflyCount #CitizenScience
Thank you Butterfly Conservation for photos
July 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Big Butterfly Count by @savebutterflies.bsky.social from 18 July-10th Aug
Your local burial ground is an ideal place to spot butterflies
How many will you see in 15 minutes? Download guides from Butterfly Conservation
#BigButterflyCount #CitizenScience
Thank you Butterfly Conservation for photos
Your local burial ground is an ideal place to spot butterflies
How many will you see in 15 minutes? Download guides from Butterfly Conservation
#BigButterflyCount #CitizenScience
Thank you Butterfly Conservation for photos
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A great turnout and welcome sunshine for this morning's butterfly survey.
Butterflies have made something of a recovery this year and this was reflected at Wardsend with 41 recordings and 11 different species.
A great turnout and welcome sunshine for this morning's butterfly survey.
Butterflies have made something of a recovery this year and this was reflected at Wardsend with 41 recordings and 11 different species.
July 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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A great turnout and welcome sunshine for this morning's butterfly survey.
Butterflies have made something of a recovery this year and this was reflected at Wardsend with 41 recordings and 11 different species.
A great turnout and welcome sunshine for this morning's butterfly survey.
Butterflies have made something of a recovery this year and this was reflected at Wardsend with 41 recordings and 11 different species.
Article by Laura Parker featuring Caring for God's Acre in Country Life - The life that thrives among the dead: How wildlife finds a home in the graveyards and churchyards of Britain the work by Caring for God's Acre.
www.countrylife.co.uk/.../the-life....
#CFGA #CountryLife #nature #environment
www.countrylife.co.uk/.../the-life....
#CFGA #CountryLife #nature #environment
July 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Article by Laura Parker featuring Caring for God's Acre in Country Life - The life that thrives among the dead: How wildlife finds a home in the graveyards and churchyards of Britain the work by Caring for God's Acre.
www.countrylife.co.uk/.../the-life....
#CFGA #CountryLife #nature #environment
www.countrylife.co.uk/.../the-life....
#CFGA #CountryLife #nature #environment
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Are you fascinated by the origins of sports & notable figures? Sun 13 July, Discover the story of Major Harry Gem, co-founder of lawn tennis, during a B'ham tour @ 12 noon.
@tennisupdates.bsky.social
@wimbledonltc.bsky.social
@midlandhistory.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-baske...
@tennisupdates.bsky.social
@wimbledonltc.bsky.social
@midlandhistory.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-baske...
July 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Are you fascinated by the origins of sports & notable figures? Sun 13 July, Discover the story of Major Harry Gem, co-founder of lawn tennis, during a B'ham tour @ 12 noon.
@tennisupdates.bsky.social
@wimbledonltc.bsky.social
@midlandhistory.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-baske...
@tennisupdates.bsky.social
@wimbledonltc.bsky.social
@midlandhistory.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-baske...
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"The life that thrives among the dead: How wildlife finds a home in the graveyards and churchyards of Britain"
Country Life explores the rich biodiversity located in historic kirkyards that have lain undisturbed by ploughs and weedkiller-free for generations 👇
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-l...
Country Life explores the rich biodiversity located in historic kirkyards that have lain undisturbed by ploughs and weedkiller-free for generations 👇
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-l...
The life that thrives among the dead: How wildlife finds a home in the graveyards and churchyards of Britain
Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a sacred haven for flora and fauna, says Laura Parker.
www.countrylife.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"The life that thrives among the dead: How wildlife finds a home in the graveyards and churchyards of Britain"
Country Life explores the rich biodiversity located in historic kirkyards that have lain undisturbed by ploughs and weedkiller-free for generations 👇
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-l...
Country Life explores the rich biodiversity located in historic kirkyards that have lain undisturbed by ploughs and weedkiller-free for generations 👇
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-l...
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Churchyards are brilliant places for nature AND people.
Undisturbed + unimproved, they provide habitat for slow worms, rare lichen, orchids + more. And are free for all.
Met amazing ppl for my piece in this week's Country Life. #naturewriting
📷 Getty, Sam Rowley/naturepl.com, Alamy, Jason Bye
Undisturbed + unimproved, they provide habitat for slow worms, rare lichen, orchids + more. And are free for all.
Met amazing ppl for my piece in this week's Country Life. #naturewriting
📷 Getty, Sam Rowley/naturepl.com, Alamy, Jason Bye
July 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Churchyards are brilliant places for nature AND people.
Undisturbed + unimproved, they provide habitat for slow worms, rare lichen, orchids + more. And are free for all.
Met amazing ppl for my piece in this week's Country Life. #naturewriting
📷 Getty, Sam Rowley/naturepl.com, Alamy, Jason Bye
Undisturbed + unimproved, they provide habitat for slow worms, rare lichen, orchids + more. And are free for all.
Met amazing ppl for my piece in this week's Country Life. #naturewriting
📷 Getty, Sam Rowley/naturepl.com, Alamy, Jason Bye
This week is @insectweek run by @royentsoc and your local burial ground is a great place to #standtallforthesmall and see how many of the UK's 24,000 insect species you can spot, like this Oedemeridae (false blister beetle).
#cfga #nature #environment #insectweek #beetle
#cfga #nature #environment #insectweek #beetle
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This week is @insectweek run by @royentsoc and your local burial ground is a great place to #standtallforthesmall and see how many of the UK's 24,000 insect species you can spot, like this Oedemeridae (false blister beetle).
#cfga #nature #environment #insectweek #beetle
#cfga #nature #environment #insectweek #beetle