Natural, Woodland and Green Burials

These typically take place in designated peaceful woodland, meadow, or in a designated green space within a larger cemetery and provide a natural alternative to a traditional cemetery or graveyard. The deceased are interred in biodegradable cardboard, wicker, bamboo or willow coffins or caskets and embalming fluids are avoided. Grave sites are designed to allow the land to return to its natural state, with minimal maintenance and no traditional headstones. Some sites allow for simple markers, while others encourage the idea that the deceased becomes part of the natural landscape. Natural burial services are usually very flexible, and you can choose to have a ceremony around the burial or choose not to have one at all. Some natural burial sites have a small building where ceremonies can be held and some can also arrange religious woodland burials, if required. Usually set within acres of natural countryside, the peaceful natural burial grounds are a tranquil final resting place and a beautiful setting for visitors to spend time remembering their loved ones and offer a truly beautiful alternative to a traditional cemetery burial. For more information on two of the natural burial grounds we use, please click on the links below:
Windmills Natural Green Burial, Northamptonshire
Tithe Green Natural Burial Ground and Woodland, Ketton, Rutland
For more information about natural burials please telephone or email us today.