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The natural burial meadow is a haven of peace and natural beauty. Wide open landscape with long views and big skies. A place of escape, away from it all...

25/04/2026

led a procession of motorbikes at a Burial at our Natural Burial Meadow yesterday 🏍️

09/04/2026

Delicate and quietly extraordinary 🌸

Snake’s head fritillaries gently swaying in the spring breeze at the burial meadow yesterday. These wildflowers thrive in traditional meadows, where the grass is left to grow and given space to flourish.

05/04/2026

As spring begins to unfold across the burial ground, Easter brings a time of renewal, reflection and quiet moments in nature.

Our natural burial ground remain open throughout the Easter weekend for anyone who wishes to visit, spend time in the landscape, or remember a loved one.

With wildflowers beginning to appear and the countryside coming back to life, it can be a peaceful time to pause and reconnect with nature.

Wishing you a gentle and peaceful Easter 🌼🐥🌿

21/03/2026

This is a Pasqueflower or Meadow Anemone spotted by Daphne who along with her family, were planting a Rowan Memorial Tree today in memory of her husband. According to legend, the Pasqueflower springs from the blood of Vikings and grows upon their graves so very apt it should be growing at our Burial Meadow. It is classed as vulnerable under the Great Britain Vascular Red List and is also regarded as an important plant in conservation of biodiversity, so we will be looking after it 🌺

15/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day 🌼

Today, we’re thinking of the mothers who guide us, support us and shape who we become.

For many, their love continues to be felt in small everyday moments, a favourite recipe, a familiar saying, or a place that brings back memories.

For those who wish to spend some quiet time remembering, our burial ground is always open during daylight hours for visits, reflection and peaceful walks.

Whether you’re celebrating together or remembering someone special, we wish you a peaceful Mother’s Day.

💛

05/03/2026

Amazing coffin at a burial this week as well as lots of spring flowers appearing at the Burial Meadow

01/03/2026

Bumblebee 🐝 in the Blackthorn today. Spring is coming 🐝🌺🌞🌼🌸🪻🪷 🐝

18/02/2026

At Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow, we aim to keep the landscape as natural and peaceful as possible. For this reason, we do not place traditional headstones or plaques on individual graves.

Instead, families have the option to dedicate a memorial plaque within our memorial panel. These spaces provide a place to remember loved ones while allowing the surrounding meadow and wildlife to flourish naturally.

For many visitors, these memorial areas offer a quiet place to pause, reflect, and feel connected, while helping preserve the gentle, natural beauty of the grounds.

Memorials come in many forms, and each one holds its own special meaning 🤍

16/02/2026

🌱 The Quiet Arrival of Snowdrops

Snowdrops are often one of the first signs that winter is slowly giving way to spring. Their small white flowers appear during the coldest months, quietly bringing a sense of hope and renewal to the landscape.

For many, snowdrops symbolise new beginnings, remembrance, and the gentle continuation of life through changing seasons.

At this time of year, their delicate blooms can be found appearing across natural spaces, reminding us that even in the quietest months, nature continues to grow and change.

A small but beautiful sign that brighter days are ahead 🤍

19/01/2026

Today is often called Blue Monday.
If it feels like just another day, that’s okay.
If it feels heavier, that’s okay too.

Both belong. Both pass.

22/12/2025

❄️ Seasons Greetings ❄️

Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas and New Year ✨

If you plan to visit over Christmas, including the bank holidays, the burial ground is open as usual. The office is closed from 23rd to 26th December, but we will be back in the office from Monday 29th December.

If you urgently need to contact us over the bank holidays, please email hello@leedam.co.uk

21/12/2025

On the shortest day of the year, the landscape feels still, grounded and full of quiet beauty.
The winter solstice reminds us that even in the dark, there is promise, light will soon return, day by day. 🌿✨

Address

Stockwell Lane, Owlswick
Aylesbury
HP179UG

Telephone

07736 526941

Website

https://www.leedam.com/locations/aylesbury-vale/

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Our Story

In 2012 Sally called us at Leedam Natural Burials on behalf of her mother Dorothy:

“We own a lovely field in rolling countryside with excellent views towards the Chiltern Hills in the middle of Buckinghamshire, which we feel would be an excellent site for a natural burial ground...”

Soon afterwards, I had the pleasure of meeting Sally and Dorothy at Meadle and after a meeting around the farmhouse kitchen table (and a lively introduction to the peacocks, dogs and cats), we visited ‘Long Furlong’ as the meadow is known, for the first time. I could immediately see why this spot had been chosen. The gently rising ground of the meadow has long-ranging views across the flatlands of Aylesbury Vale and fine views of the Chiltern escarpment. It had that special something that every natural burial ground needs. A sense of place; a reason to be there.

Dorothy Brock and her daughter Sally impressed me too. The land has been in their family for generations and they are, to use a farming term, hefted to the land. Straight-talking, no-nonsense, warm and enthusiastic, we shook hands that afternoon and began to make things happen.