Rest in peace…

For nature lovers, time spent outdoors under open skies is one of life’s greatest blessings. Now this local wildlife haven is giving people the chance to surround themselves in nature for all eternity.

Whenit comes to choosing a final resting place for yourself or a loved one, there’s a lot to be said for swapping the bleak formality of an urban cemetery for fields packed with wildflowers and welcoming to wildlife. Natural burial sites are growing in popularity and offer an eco-friendly alternative – and one location in Cheshire has just won a national award for the service it offers, voted by families who have laid loved ones to rest there.

Monument Meadow is one of over 300 natural burial sites in the UK and offers a variety of sustainable funeral options, including full natural burial, burial of cremated remains, and scattering of ashes within its wildflower meadows. It is set in five acres in Farndon, with views across rolling countryside and the Clwydian range. People of all faiths, or no faith, from local villages and beyond are welcome – both religious and secular ceremonies are catered for.

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The burial ground, which opened on land owned by the Barnston Estate in autumn 2021, was regional runner-up for the North West in this year’s annual People’s Awards