Ratcliffe Culey Churchyard
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The church is at the end of Church Lane, a short road leading off Main Street.
Churchyard
Total species seen at this site: 13
The churchyard of All Saints Church has both mown areas and less managed grassland where numerous wildflowers are allowed to mature. The hedges are also of good size and structure with several shrub species present and a few mature trees. The church itself was built in the early 14th century and has changed little in external appearance since that time.
There are a number of ‘meadow’ species in the grassland sward, such as Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum, Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris and Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa. Orange Hawkweed (or Fox and Cubs) also grows amongst the gravestones.
The records and images below may include those from adjacent sites if the grid reference submitted with these records overlaps the boundary of this Wild Place.
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| Common Name | Latin Name | Date Recorded | Recorded By | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady's Bedstraw | Galium verum | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Fox-and-cubs | Pilosella aurantiaca | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Germander Speedwell | Veronica chamaedrys | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Creeping Cinquefoil | Potentilla reptans | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Ground-ivy | Glechoma hederacea | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Perennial Rye-grass | Lolium perenne | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Yorkshire-fog | Holcus lanatus | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris | 26/06/2019 | David Nicholls | |
| Group | Common name | Latin name | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflowers | Lady's Bedstraw | Galium verum | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Ground-ivy | Glechoma hederacea | 26/06/2019 |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | Yorkshire-fog | Holcus lanatus | 26/06/2019 |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | Perennial Rye-grass | Lolium perenne | 26/06/2019 |
| Birds | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 26/06/2019 |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | Timothy | Phleum pratense | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Fox-and-cubs | Pilosella aurantiaca | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Creeping Cinquefoil | Potentilla reptans | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | White Clover | Trifolium repens | 26/06/2019 |
| Wildflowers | Germander Speedwell | Veronica chamaedrys | 26/06/2019 |