The Burial Ground is adjacent to established woodland and our Organic farm. It is a wild natural environment which provides a thriving habitat for wild grasses, wild flowers, birds, insects and other wildlife. A tree is planted after a burial or interment of ashes and the Burial Ground will ultimately evolve into a mature woodland for perpetuity. We leave the burial ground to grow on naturally through the seasons, we do some trimming back of hedgerows outside of the bird nesting months and mow grassy paths during the summer, other than that it is left to grow on to provide a natural, wild, unspoiled peaceful environment in keeping with the surrounding beautiful Mole Valley and farmland.
Burials in Church yards or crematoriums have to be done within a certain time limit and can be rushed, whereas at our Burial Ground families can spend as long as they like at the Burial to say goodbye to a loved one and celebrate their life in a beautiful outdoor rural setting. Although we do not have any shelters for inclement weather you are welcome to erect your own Gazebo tent/canopy if you wish for the duration of the burial.
Our Service
Our service is to provide the plot for the burial, plant a tree and the ongoing management of the Burial Ground. Families can undertake all the other arrangements for the burial themselves if they wish, guidance on this can be found on the Natural Death Centre website http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/ or alternatively use the services of a Funeral Director.
You may like to organise a celebrant to speak at the burial or for it to be just family and friends present, it is completely your choice.
With regard to grave digging we and the Funeral Director (if used) will liaise directly with the grave digger to arrange this.
We do not have any shelters for inclement weather but you are welcome to erect your own Gazebo Tent /Canopy if you wish for the duration of the burial. Only biodegradable coffins, urns or shrouds are permitted and the deceased must not be embalmed. Headstones, or any other memorials are not permitted. The only exception is that if you wish we can provide a simple biodegradable Oak Plaque, laser engraved with your loved one’s name and birth and death dates which must lay flush on the ground.
Woodhouse Organic Farm
Mole Valley Green Burial Ground
South Molton
North Devon
EX36 4JH
Email: molevalleygreenburialground@gmail.com
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One Burial plot and tree planted: £750
One Ashes urn interment in ashes area -
*plus £70 Interment fee ( No VAT)
One Ashes urn in full size Burial plot and tree planted: £750 (No VAT)
Preferred payment is by BACS but cheques are accepted
The above prices do not include the cost of Funeral Directors or the grave digger for Burials.
Biodegradable Oak plaque £65 incl. VAT
Single or Adjacent Burial plots can be booked in advance, a certificate will then be given that confirms your payment and the right to be buried at Mole Valley Green Burial Ground, which should be filed with your Will.
Preferred payment is by BACS but cheques are also accepted.
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Green Burials
Green Burials are an alternative to the traditional Church or crematorium burial. An environmentally friendly way of gently returning to nature.
The Burial Ground is open from 8am to Dusk, 7 days a week. The burial plot will be easy to find shortly after a burial but understandably over time this will be more difficult as the grave area evolves and naturalises.
We record the grid reference of each plot and give the next of kin a map with the location of the grave marked. After each burial we can also provide the grid reference and what3words for the burial plot. If anyone is planning to visit and not sure of the exact location of a grave, we will be pleased to assist you on your arrival but please give 24 hours notice, as we are a working farm.
Car Parking
At the top of our entrance lane, when the view across the valley opens there is one hard standing parking place on your left which is for the Funeral Director’s vehicle on a Burial Day. Any other cars on a Burial Day will need to park on the right-
Directions Map (pdf download)
