Due to careful management of this churchyard, over time we have been able to record a list of 127 species of plant (so far!).
The list was started in 1988 by West Sussex Botanical Recordings Society, and numbers increased over the years under the care of former Churchwardens
Dr Ray Ashdown and the late Dr Martin Shaw.
| Alpine Knapweed | Centaurea alpinus |
| Ash | Fraxinus excelsior |
| Barren Brome | Bromus sterilis |
| Beaked Hawk’s Beard | Crepis vesicaria |
| Beech | Fagus sylvatica |
| Black Bindweed | Fallopia convolvulus |
| Black Medick | Medicago lupulina |
| Blackberry | Rubus fruticosa |
| Blackthorn | Prunis spinosa |
| Box | Buxus sempervirens |
| Braod-leaved Willowherb | Epilobium montanum |
| Bristly Ox-tongue | Picris echioides |
| Bulbous Buttercup | Ranunculus bulbosus |
| Butcher’s Broom | Ruscus aculeatus |
| Cat’s-ear | Hypochaeris radicata |
| Climbing Corydalis | Corydalis claviculuta |
| Cock’s-foot | Dactylis glomerata |
| Colt’s-foot | Tussilago farfara |
| Common Bird’s Foot Trefoil | Lotus corniculatus |
| Common Couch | Elymus repens |
| Common Dog-violet | Viola riviniana |
| Common Elm | Ulmus procera |
| Common Knapweed | Centaurea nigra |
| Common Nettle | Urtica dioica |
| Common Ragwort | Senecio jacobaea |
| Common Speedwell | Veronica persica |
| Common Toadflax | Linaria vulgaris |
| Corn Poppy | Papaver rhoeas |
| Cow Parsley | Anthriscus sylvestris |
| Cowslip | Primula veris |
| Creeping Buttercup | Ranunculus repens |
| Creeping Sorrel | Rumex acetosa |
| Creeping Thistle | Cirsium arvense |
| Cut-leaved Cranesbill | Geranium dissectum |
| Daisy | Bellis perennis |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Dark Mullein | Verbascum nigrum |
| Dewberry | Rubus caesius |
| Dog Rose | Rosa canina |
| Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea |
| Dove’s-foot Cranesbill | Geranium molle |
| Early Purple Orchid | Orchis Mascula |
| Elder | Sambucus nigra |
| False Brome | Brachypodium sylvaticum |
| Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare |
| Field Bindweed | Convulvulus arvensis |
| Field Forget-me-not | Myosotis arvensis |
| Field Maple | Acer campestre |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea |
| Garlic Mustard | Alliaria petiolata |
| Germander Speedwell | Veronica chamaedrys |
| Greater Celandine | Chelidonum majus |
| Greater Knapweed | Centaurea scabiosa |
| Hairy Rock-cress | Arabis hirsute |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna |
| Heath Groundsel | Senecio sylvaticus |
| Hedge Bedstraw | Galium mollugo |
| Hedge Woundwort | Stachys sylvatica |
| Hemp-agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum |
| Herb Robert | Geranium robertianum |
| Hoary Plantain | Plantago media |
| Hogweed | Heracleum sphondylium |
| Holly | Ilex aquifolium |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum |
| Hornbeam | Carpinus betula |
| Irish Juniper | Juniperus communis |
| Ivy | Hedera helix |
| Ivy-leaved Speedwell | Veronica hederifolia |
| Ivy-leaved Toadflax | Cymbalaria muralis |
| Lady’s Bedstraw | Galium verum |
| Lady’s Smock | Cardamine pratensis |
| Large Leaved Lime | Tilia platyphyllos |
| Lesser Hawkbit | Leontodon taraxicoides |
| Lily of the Valley | Convalaria majalis |
| Lords-and-Ladies | Arum maculatum |
| Maidenhair Spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes |
| Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris |
| Meadow Foxtail | Alopecurus pratensis |
| Nettle-leaved Bellflower | Campanula trachelium |
| Nipplewort | Lapsana communis |
| Petty Spurge | Euphorbia peplus |
| Prickly Sow-thistle | Sonchus asper |
| Primrose | Primula vulgaris |
| Procumbent Pearlwort | Sagina procumbens |
| Purple Toadflax | Linaria purpuria |
| Quaking Grass | Brizia media |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |
| Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum |
| Red Fescue | Festuca rubra |
| Red Valerian | Centranthus ruber |
| Ribwort Plantain | Plantago lanceolata |
| Roast Beef Plant | Iris foetidissima |
| Rough Hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus |
| Rough Meadow-grass | Poa trivialis |
| Scarlet Pimpernel | Anagallis arvensis |
| Self-heal | Prunella vulgaris |
| Shepherd’s bullace | Prunus insititia |
| Shepherd’s Purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris |
| Smooth Hawk’s Beard | Crepis capillaries |
| Smooth Sow-thistle | Sonchus oleraceus |
| Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis |
| Spindle | Euonymus europaeus |
| Stinking Hellebore | Helleborus foetidus |
| Sweet Briar | Rosa rubiginosa |
| Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus |
| Teasel | Dipsacus fullonum |
| Tormentil | Potentilla erecta |
| Traveller’s Joy | Clematis vitalba |
| Tufted Hair-grass | Deschampsia cespitosa |
| Tutsan | Hypericum androsaemum |
| Upright Brome | Bromus erectus |
| Upright Hedge-parsley | Torilis japonica |
| Wall Lettuce | Mycelis muralis |
| Wall rue | Asplenium ruta-muraria |
| White Bryony | Bryonia cretica sbsp dioica |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens |
| White Deadnettle | Lamium album |
| Wild Daffodil | Narcissus pseudonarcissus |
| Wild Marjoram | Origanum vulgare |
| Wild Privet | Ligustrum vulgare |
| Wild Thyme | Thymus praecox ssp.articus |
| Winter Aconite | Eranthis hyemalis |
| Wood Avens | Geum urbanum |
| Wood Spurge | Euphorbia amygelaloides |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| Yew | Taxus baccata |
| Yorkshire Fog | Holcus lanarus |
We are immensely proud of this small area of Sussex chalk downland and invite you to visit and enjoy the natural, unspoilt beauty of God’s Acre.
