Welcome to Humber Woodland of Remembrance, the first green burial ground in Herefordshire
Upcoming Funeral Dates & Essential Information
2026 Wreath Making: Saturday 5th December, 10am to 2pm.
2027 Planting Days: Saturday 13th March and Saturday 25th September
Our gates are open (by 9am) every day of the year. Approx closing times are listed below. To visit outside these times, you are welcome to park in our entrance and use the foot gate to access the site.
January: 4pm. February & March: 5pm. April – September: 7pm. October & November: 5pm. December: 4pm.
Dogs: Well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome at Humber Woodland.
Please note: There is no office onsite at Humber Woodland. Please call 01568 760443 or 07977 102783 to make an appointment.
Sturdy shoes are recommended when visiting Humber Woodland, it is a field. On a wet day wellies or boots are advisable.
Important: We aim to establish a natural Herefordshire woodland and therefore it is not considered suitable to allow monuments, kerbs, fences, railings or ornaments to be placed on or around the graves. We also do not allow items to be hung from trees. We regret any upset this might cause, but any such structures which appear will be removed.
When visiting Humber Woodland of Remembrance view our directions here or use Post Code HR6 0NE (Please DO NOT drive down to the village of Humber). Beware: satnavs are not always accurate! It is better to rely on what3words: songbirds.steps.underline.
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Latest news
Wreath Making 2026, 5th December.
Humber Woodland wreath making
2027 Planting Days
Humber Woodland Planting Days for 2027
Planting Day donations
Thank you for your donations to Macmillan Cancer Support.
‘Woodland Burial’ by Pam Ayres
Don’t lay me in some gloomy churchyard shaded by a wall
Where the dust of ancient bones has spread a dryness over all,
Lay me in some leafy loam where, sheltered from the cold
Little seeds investigate and tender leaves unfold.
There kindly and affectionately, plant a native tree
To grow resplendent before God and hold some part of me.
The roots will not disturb me as they wend their peaceful way
To build the fine and bountiful, from closure and decay.
To seek their small requirements so that when their work is done
I’ll be tall and standing strongly in the beauty of the sun.
Reproduced by kind permission of Pam Ayres, from her book Surgically Enhanced
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