General Information:

Tree Planting

Woodbrook Natural Burial Ground will develop into a coppice woodland. Native Irish trees will be planted on the grounds. Trees are not specific to any grave - there is simply no room to grow a tree for every grave/burial.

What Trees will be planted?

When setting up this natural burial ground future sustainability is foremost in our thoughts. Traditional graveyards must be maintained by our county councils leading to expensive maintenance costs being added to their budgets each year. Although the maintenance costs are significantly lower in a natural burial ground we are conscious that we must protect the future sustainability of each site.

This will be achieved by

* Ring-fencing a percentage of booking fees for future use

* Designing the Natural Burial Ground to make it generate an income

A properly designed woodland scheme can retain its memorialisation and still sustain itself through coppice woodland management.

A healthy woodland consists of four levels of vegetation, a large tree canopy, an underwood layer (shrubs/coppice), flora (ferns and plants), and ground-level mosses and fungi. The underwood layer is key to sustainability.

Some trees will be allowed to grow and form a large tree canopy – these include oak. Other trees will be planted from coppice species such as hazel, chestnut, and ash to name a few. These coppice trees will be pruned at near ground level at intervals of between 7 and 15 years. This pruning or coppicing does not kill the tree but encourages more rigorous growth. The coppice wood will provide

+an income when sold for a variety of uses.

This pruning also has a positive effect on the woodland flowers such as bluebell and primroses. The sun's rays reach sections of the woodland that normally would not trigger growth and germination. Many different woodland insects, butterflies, birds and mammals rely on this.

With coppicing trees have the potential to live for hundreds of years.

Terms and Conditions

1. Application Form: By submitting the application form you are agreeing to the purchase of Selected Rights of Burial.

2. Issue of Certificate: Once payment has been received we will issue a certificate of burial rights.

3. Amendments to Selected Burial Rights: The selected burial rights may not be changed, varied or amended without prior consultation with The Green Graveyard Company Ltd. Any changes or amendments must be requested in writing. These changes or amendments are not binding unless we agree in writing to these changes.

4. Cancellation of Rights of Burial: If you wish to cancel the Rights of Burial you have purchased you must send a written request to us along with the certificate of rights of burial that you received upon purchase. Cancellation is subject to a 50% of purchase cost cancellation fee. Your selected representatives cannot cancel your rights of burial after your death or interment.

5. Complaints Procedure: If you have any complaints in relation to your rights of burial please write to us at our office address. We will reply to your complaints within 10 working days and endeavour to resolve the complaint within 30 days.

6. We are available 24 /7 on the phone and we require a minimum of 24 hours prior to interment from your representatives. We do not accept any responsibility for errors or omissions arising out of the transmission to us of any information by email.

7. Conditions relating to the grave: To maintain the natural appearance of the burial ground no stones, memorials, vases, artificial flowers, trinkets, toys, chimes, lights, lanterns, or any other such material shall be brought to and left on the grave or at the grounds. Only grave markers supplied by our management team Green

8. Graveyard Ltd can be used to mark the grave. Everything else will be removed from the grave.

9. Only coffins made from sustainable sources may be used. Hardwood and chipboard / chipwood coffins are not permitted. Coffins which use varnishes, metals and plastics are not permitted unless otherwise agreed with us 24 hours prior to interment.

10. Grave excavation: Due to health and safety concerns and to avoid errors, only our nominated grave diggers shall excavate graves. The cost of excavation is an extra cost to be paid for prior to interment.

11. We reserve the right to impose reasonable additional charges to reflect the impact of any regulatory changes, taxation and legislative requirements relating to the provision of the selected rights of burial and funeral administration fees.

12. Miscellaneous: You enter the natural burial ground at your own risk. We cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss of or damage to you or to any vehicle, its contents or your possessions while visiting the natural burial ground.

13. We reserve the right to refuse any purchase of burial rights. We also reserve the right to cancel any burial rights issued, repayment of monies will be made within 20 working days of cancellation. There is no interest payable to you in respect of “the price” or “the monies used” to purchase your rights of burial whether fully paid, cancelled or redeemed.

14. Changes of Address. Please advise us of any changes of address.

15. Unclaimed advance purchase burial plots. If the selected rights of burial have not been claimed by the 1/1/2111 we will be entitled to consider that you have chosen not to claim the selected rights of burial. At this time we will cancel the selected rights of burial and will retain all monies received.

16. General: These terms and conditions together with the payment and your application form constitute the agreement between us and you regarding the selected rights of burial to which they refer. They do not affect your statutory rights.

17. Indemnity: you and your representatives shall be responsible for and indemnify and keep us indemnified against any loss (including consequential or economic loss) or damage which may be sustained or suffered by or as a result of a breach of the terms of this contract.

18. Address for correspondence: The Green Graveyard Company Ltd, Cnoc Glas, Shannagh, Fanad, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Tel: 00353749152712