About Natural Burial
Everything you need to know. If you still have any questions at all, feel free to contact us.
The ethos of natural burial
Natural
Natural burial is a more sustainable alternative to traditional graveyard or cemetery. Instead of embalming, metal coffins or concrete vaults, biodegradable materials are used such as a cardboard coffin, wicker basket or shroud.
Natural burials are a simple, eco-friendly way of returning a body to the earth and suit people who want nature-centred goodbyes with minimal environmental impact.
They’re often positive and peaceful places to visit, surrounded by wildlife and nature.
Inclusive
Natural burial grounds are popular because they welcome all faiths and beliefs, and people with no religion at all.
There are no rigid timetables or time slots, ceremonies can take all day if desired.
Flexible
They allow non-traditional funerals, meaning families can be more flexible with what kind of celebration they want.
We have funeral directors that we can recommend although families do not have to use a funeral director if they do not wish. Many different forms of celebration are welcome.
Our site
We aim to make the site a beautiful and tranquil final resting place for loved ones and a tranquil place for close friends and family to visit during what is a very challenging time, we hope to make the difficult experience of losing a loved one a little bit easier by creating an inviting environment surrounded by nature.
Our wildflower meadow
Our wildflower meadow is a mix of wildflower and premium grass seed mix.
Hoary Plantain
Weld
Yellow Rattle
Oxeye Daisy
Bulbus Buttercup
Black Knapweed
Common Toadflax
Musk Mallow
Wild Carrot
Salad Burnet
Lady’s Bedstraw
Great Mullein
Field Scabious
Autumn Hawkbit
Bladder Campion
Common St John’s Wort
Yarrow
Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Cowslip
Clustered Bellflower
Viper’s Bugloss
Black Medic
Common Agrimony
Doves-foot Cranesbill
Premium Grass mix
Slender Creeping Red Fesuce
Chewings Fescue
Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass
Common Bent
Crested Dogstail
Small Leaf Timothy
View our gallery
Contact Us
Clair: 07983 739520
info@belvoirnaturalburial.co.uk
Address
The Vale of Belvoir Natural Burial Ground
Normanton Lane, Bottesford, NG13 0DR
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Opening hours (car park):
9am – 5pm in the summer
9am – 4pm in the winter
Christmas opening hours (car park):
Christmas Day: 9am – 12pm
Boxing Day: 9am – 12pm
The site is accessible 24/7 on foot.
If you would like to learn more about natural burial grounds in general or need advice, we recommend looking at The Natural Death Centre website: http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk