Burials in Clayton Meadows
Native and wild planting guide Help us protect, support and enhance our natural environment
To protect the beautiful natural environment at Clayton Wood there are a number of rules relating to memorial planting and seed sowing that have to be observed by our clients: P Plants and seed must be native P Only plants and seed from Clayton Wood’s approved planting list may be used P Planting and seed sowing must be appropriate to the location (woodland species within the wooded areas and meadow species within the meadow areas). We understand the need to plant or sow seed on the burial plots, however we’re seeing increasing volumes of non-native and inappropriate plants establishing around the ground. The team at Clayton Wood reserve the right to remove any plants that are not on the approved planting list. While five acres of Clayton Wood establishes itself as semi- natural woodland, the remainder of the land is managed as meadow. Meadows are an important habitat which until recently have been in decline. We’re in the fortunate position to be able to help reverse this decline, managing ten acres of our site as native wildflower meadow. This offers plant diversity and attracts important pollinator insects and invertebrates, which in turn attracts birds, bats and mammals. By following our ‘native and wild’ planting rules, our customers demonstrate their commitment to the natural burial ground ethos and help us retain our natural burial ground status.
Recommended seed suppliers To purchase seeds, please visit: Landlife wildflower.co.uk Emorsgate Seeds wildseed.co.uk British Wildflower Seeds britishwildflowermeadowseeds.co.uk
Approved planting list WOODLAND SPECIES The plants listed below are appropriate to plant in the glades, close to hedgerows and other areas planted with trees . Forbs (a herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass) LATIN NAME COMMON NAME Alliaria petiolata Hedge Garlic Ŧ Allium ursinum Ramsons * Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone * Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Ŧ Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies *
Yellow Pimpernel
Betonica officinalis - (Stachys officinalis) Campanula trachelium Chaerophyllum temulum
Betony Ŧ ∞
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Ŧ
Rough Chervil Ŧ ∞
Circaea lutetiana Digitalis purpurea Filipendula ulmaria
Enchanter’s nightshade *
Foxglove Ŧ
Meadow-sweet Ŧ Hedge Bedstraw Ŧ Sweet Woodruff * Water Avens Ŧ ∞
Galium album - (Galium mollugo)
Red Campion
Galium odoratum
Geum rivale
Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Ŧ Ground-ivy *
Glechoma hederacea
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell *
Hypericum hirsutum
Hairy St John’s-wort Ŧ
Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Ŧ * ∞
Lysimachia nemorum Mercurialis perennis
Yellow Pimpernel * ∞
Dog’s Mercury * Wild Daffodil *
Germander Speedwell
Narcissus pseudo-narcissus
Primula vulgaris Prunella vulgaris
Primrose * Selfheal Ŧ
Ranunculus ficaria Ranunculus flammula Sanicula europaea Scrophularia nodosa
Lesser Celandine * Lesser Spearwort Ŧ * ∞
Sanicle *
Common Figwort Ŧ Red Campion Ŧ Ragged-Robin Ŧ ∞
Silene dioica
Foxglove
Silene flos-cuculi
Forbs continued Stachys sylvatica Stellaria holostea Teucrium scorodonia Veronica chamaedrys
Hedge Woundwort Ŧ Greater Stitchwort Ŧ
Wood Sage Ŧ
Germander Speedwell *
Vicia cracca Viola odorata Viola riviniana
Tufted Vetch * Sweet Violet * Common Violet *
Common Violet
Grasses, sedges and rushes LATIN NAME
COMMON NAME Common Bent Ŧ
Agrostis capillaris
Anthoxanthum odoratum Brachypodium sylvaticum
Sweet Vernal-grass Ŧ
False Brome Ŧ Hairy-brome *
Bromopsis ramosa
Wild Angelica
Carex pendula Carex remota
Pendulous Sedge Ŧ Remote Sedge * ∞ Crested Dogstail Ŧ Tufted Hair-grass Ŧ ∞
Cynosurus cristatus
Deschampsia cespitosa
Festuca gigantea
Giant Fescue * Slender-creeping Red-fescue Ŧ
Festuca rubra
Poa nemoralis
Wood Meadow-grass Ŧ Rough Meadow-grass Ŧ
Poa trivialis
Pendulous Sedge
MEADOW SPECIES The plants listed below are appropriate to plant in the meadow areas. Wildflowers LATIN NAME COMMON NAME Achillea millefolium Yarrow ¥
Betonica officinalis - (Stachys officinalis) Centaurea nigra Daucus carota Echium vulgare Filipendula ulmaria
Betony #
Common Knapweed
Wild Carrot
Viper’s Bugloss Meadowsweet # Hedge Bedstraw ¥ Lady’s Bedstraw ¥
Viper’s Bugloss
Galium album - (Galium mollugo)
Galium verum
Wildflowers continued Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious ¥ Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis Leontodon hispidus Leucanthemum vulgare Lotus corniculatus Malva moschata Origanum vulgare Plantago lanceolata
Rough Hawkbit
Oxeye Daisy
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Musk Mallow
Common Knapweed
Wild Marjoram ¥ Ribwort Plantain Hoary Plantain
Plantago media
Poterium sanguisorba - (Sanguisorba minor)
Salad Burnet
Primula veris
Cowslip ¥ Selfheal #
Prunella vulgaris Ranunculus acris Rhinanthus minor
Meadow Buttercup # Yellow Rattle ¥ # Pepper Saxifrage #
Meadow Buttercup
Silaum silaus Silene dioica
Red Campion
Silene flos-cuculi - (Lychnis flos-cuculi)
Ragged Robin #
Silene latifolia
White Campion
Taraxacum officinale Trifolium pratense
Dandelion
Oxeye Daisy
Wild Red Clover Common Vetch
Vicia sativa ssp. segetalis
Grasses LATIN NAME
COMMON NAME Common Bent Meadow Foxtail Sweet Vernal-grass Quaking Grass Crested Dogstail
Agrostis capillaris
Alopecurus pratensis Anthoxanthum odoratum
Musk Mallow
Briza media
Cynosurus cristatus
Festuca rubra
Slender-creeping Red-fescue
Hordeum secalinum Phleum bertolonii
Meadow Barley Smaller Cat’s-tail
* Species typically found within the core of a woodland Ŧ Species typically found on the edge and margins of woodlands ∞ Species typically found in damp conditions # Species that prefer damp, moist conditions ¥ Species that would be successful in thinner soils such as new graves
Quaking Grass
Contact us
Clayton Wood Natural Burial Ground | Brighton Road | Clayton | West Sussex | BN6 9PD info@claytonwood.co.uk claytonwood.co.uk 01273 843842
Clayton Wood is the trading name of Sussex Woodlands Ltd. A company registered in England No.6542570. Registered office: Southern Co-op, 1000 Lakeside, Western Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3FE. V1 Oct2024.
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