The Woodland Burial area is specifically for those who wish to be buried in an informal setting and, in so doing, to contribute to the establishment of a woodland for the benefit of future generations and wildlife. Burials are marked with the planting of a tree on the grave. No other memorials are permitted in this area.
Each grave plot will also be discreetly marked to enable it to be identified in the future. Woodland Burial graves are not traditional cemetery graves – whilst they may be visited, they should not be tended but be allowed to form a natural part of the site, which will, in time, be established as a mixed deciduous woodland. There are no specific areas within the woodland set aside for different faiths or denominations.
All graves will be recorded on a plan to allow for location in the future; please bear in mind, however, that they will be amongst the undergrowth of the woodland. The grass will only be cut at a frequency that will encourage wild flowers, unlike the more formal parts of the Cemetery. As with any typical wood, some trees will flourish while others will be suppressed by those more dominant. It is not possible, therefore, to guarantee the life span of any one particular tree.