Advice leaflets that will guide you through various parts of churchyard management, including burials, wildlife and planning a memorial garden.
Planning a Garden of Remembrance
This leaflet guides you through the process of planning a Garden of Remembrance.
Planning a Garden of Remembrance leaflet 11
Churchyards: New Land for Burials and closure of an existing churchyard
This leaflet guides you through the process of providing new land for burials, closure of an existing churchyard and the maintenance of a churchyard.
Churchyards New land and closure
Chancellor’s guidance on the re-use of churchyards for burials
This guidance as to the re-use of churchyards for burials in issued by the Chancellor after consultation with the Archdeacons, the DAC and Registrar.
Reuse of Churchyards for Burials
Managing Churchyards and Grounds for Wildlife
This leaflet guides you through the various ways of managing traditional and modern churchyards and grounds. You can also look at the Churchyards page on the website.
Managing churchyards for wildlife Leaflet 38
The Church of England has guidance on how to care for your trees and permissions needed for works to the trees.