Northumbrian Woodland Burials
Situated in rural Northumberland, near Felton Village, Bockenfield Wood burial site is a former world war 2 RAF base. Permission was granted in 2000 to convert it from agricultural use to a green burial site.
The burial area is situated at the North end of the site with a large pond and natural brook bordering to the south. Since returning the land back to its natural state native flora and wildlife have, and continue to flourish.
Agricultural links are carried on to help maintain the other 11 acres of pasture on the site, so sheep and horses are kept and crops of hay are taken as fodder from the pastures. The burial area is planted with a wild meadowland grass and a separate area has been created for infants and children in the children’s remembrance garden. As burials take place small young trees are planted at the head of the grave.
Contrary to popular belief burial next to a mature tree cannot be done as the huge widespread roots make it impossible to construct a grave and would of course make the tree unstable.
