The Beautiful Burial Ground Podcast

Episode Notes Caring for God’s Acre works nationally to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy burial grounds and graveyards. There are over 20,000 burial grounds in England and Wales, ranging from small rural medieval churchyards to large Victorian city cemeteries, spanning different cultures, religions and centuries. Appealing to many who are interested in local history and the natural world, burial grounds encapsulate the history of communities whilst offering refuge for our native wildlife. For many people burial grounds are the only locally accessible green space. However, their heritage value, and even their continuing presence, cannot be taken for granted. They are under threat from development, closure, under management and mismanagement. Join the movement. Let’s keep burial grounds beautiful, accessible and connected to their communities. https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/ Thanks to the national lottery heritage fund and all who play the national lottery.

Episode Notes Caring for God’s Acre works nationally to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy burial grounds and graveyards. There are over 20,000 burial grounds in England and Wales, ranging from small rural medieval churchyards to large Victorian city cemeteries, spanning different cultures, religions and centuries. Appealing to many who are interested in local history and the natural world, burial grounds encapsulate the history of communities whilst offering refuge for our native wildlife. For many people burial grounds are the only locally accessible green space. However, their heritage value, and even their continuing presence, cannot be taken for granted. They are under threat from development, closure, under management and mismanagement. Join the movement. Let’s keep burial grounds beautiful, accessible and connected to their communities. https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/ Thanks to the national lottery heritage fund and all who play the national lottery.

Episode Notes Caring for God’s Acre works nationally to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy burial grounds and graveyards. There are over 20,000 burial grounds in England and Wales, ranging from small rural medieval churchyards to large Victorian city cemeteries, spanning different cultures, religions and centuries. Appealing to many who are interested in local history and the natural world, burial grounds encapsulate the history of communities whilst offering refuge for our native wildlife. For many people burial grounds are the only locally accessible green space. However, their heritage value, and even their continuing presence, cannot be taken for granted. They are under threat from development, closure, under management and mismanagement. Join the movement. Let’s keep burial grounds beautiful, accessible and connected to their communities. https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/ Thanks to the national lottery heritage fund and all who play the national lottery.

Welcome to the Beautiful Burial Ground. A podcast by the conservation charity Caring for God's Acre. Here we will be exploring the unique heritage within these sites, how they are cared for and the stories they reveal. For 20 years we have been supporting groups across England and Wales to manage their sites in a way that preserves the heritage, encourages wildlife and welcomes people. We are inspired by the work and care, both past and present that people have put in to looking after these spaces. We will be visiting burial grounds and chatting with those who care for them, enjoy them or study them. Thanks to the national lottery heritage fund and all who play the national lottery.