Green Lane Burial Field

The Natural Choice

Terms and Conditions - for Natural Body Burials

A Right of Burial is granted on payment of the fee in place at the time and is granted without limit of time.

A single or double burial may take place in each plot.

A right of burial is not transferable.

The proprietors will carry out the grave digging and filling though families may dig and/or fill the grave under supervision and at their own risk.

All coffins or shrouds used must be fully biodegradable.

We will maintain a Register of Burials which is available for inspection by appointment.

NB - Natural Burial does not encourage memorialization

Nothing to be placed on or near the grave other than natural flowers, which will be removed 2 weeks after burial.

Graves return to Nature.

Only Snowdrops/ short dafodils or wild meadow flowers (fritillary/cowslips) may be planted on graves (by permission only at the appropriate times of year

Visitors to the site are welcome during daylight hours, though some areas may be restricted from time to time for safety reasons due to farm or woodland activities.

The field is managed as a Hay Meadow, which is cut for hay in July (after the wild flowers have seeded) During May June & July the grass will be long. 

Any dogs must be under strict control.

Vehicles are limited to the car park area.

The custonians reserve the right to amend or add to these conditions.

The executors, heirs and successors to Eira and Ifor Humphreys are instructed to continue to manage the field as a burial field.