Tithe Green Natural Burial 🌳

A little introduction from James, whose family have been stewards of the land that is now our Oxton natural burial ground for over 500 years. Today, together with a growing team, James and Helena continue this stewardship across three burial sites around the Midlands. Perhaps this is why community is such a priority at Tithe Green: because we’ve seen what happens when people come together not only to care for each other, but for future generations as well. Become a part of the Tithe Green family by joining our community group at the link in our bio.💚 #naturalburialground #community #familyrunbusiness #familyrun #communitygroups

We’re opening the doors to a private Facebook community - a gentle, supportive space created by the Tithe Green team and thoughtfully moderated by certified grief coaches and therapists. This is a place for anyone walking with grief or simply wanting to be part of a community of people who truly understand. Members are welcome to post freely - whether it’s a question, a helpful resource, or just a call for connection. Introducing our contributors: @lizzie.pickering @sashbates @griefguidelou & @joysackettwood . We’re so pleased to be working alongside compassionate experts, with lived experience and a genuine commitment to supporting those who know grief. Join today to find out more - visit the link in our bio, scan the QR code in the final slide with another device, or search ‘Tithe Green Community Facebook’. We look forward to welcoming you and creating a safe, supportive and understanding community. 💚 #communitygroup #griefgroup #griefsupport #supportgroup #naturalburial

✨ We’re absolutely honoured! ✨ Tithe Green has just been awarded Best Burial Ground at the Good Funeral Awards 2025 by @agfd01 🌿 As a family-run business, everything we do is guided by care, compassion, and community. To receive this recognition means so much — it reflects the dedication of our team and the trust of the families we support every day. 💚 Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey — this award belongs to you too. 🕊️ #GoodFuneralAwards #BestBurialGround #FamilyRun #CommunityCare #NaturalBurial

We are very excited to announce that this June we will be hosting the wonderful @chrishinessurfs , co-founder of @surfersagainstsewage , to our natural burial ground in Oxton for an evening of optimism and community. You might recognise Chris from his inspiring activism, which has helped to shape environmental action across the UK and beyond, or from Channel 4’s recent documentary, Dirty Business. Chris’ inspiring talk will explore “intelligent activism” - how we can protect the places that we love and help to shape a more sustainable future. Follow the link in our bio to find out more about the event and secure your place. Tickets limited. #surfersagainstsewage #dirtybusiness #environmentalactivism #protectnature #naturalburial

At Tithe Green, we are forever exploring the relationship between nature and remembrance, grieving, and love. Our workshops, hosted throughout the year, are part of this exploration, inviting people to spend time with us at our burial grounds, where life and death exist in harmony. Recently, we were joined by the wonderful team from @suttonlodge_flowers_ , who guided us through creating wildflower flay-lays that could be laid atop a grave as a way of honouring a loved one. Attendees could choose to take theirs home - a piece created at our burial ground, perhaps in remembrance of someone no longer here. The opportunity to gather as a community, to work with nature, to honour the wildlife around us, and to quietly remember someone we miss, is something we are deeply grateful for. We still have tickets remaining for our Ketton wildflower workshop this Friday. To stay up to date with news and events from Tithe Green, join our private Facebook Community Group or subscribe to our newsletter. Just head to the link in our bio. Poem: Without Hope by @donnaashworthwords #withouthope #wildflowerworkshop #flowergrower #naturalburial #griefsupport

Let’s keep talking 🤍 #DMAW26 #DyingMatters #LetsTalkAboutDeath #NaturalBurial #GriefSupport

This week marks Dying Matters Awareness Week, an annual campaign by @hospice_uk which aims to break the stigma around death, dying and grief. This year’s theme, “let’s talk about death and dying” is something close to our hearts at Tithe Green. From monthly grief groups in partnership with local therapists to chatting with people on site or on the phone, we’re passionate about helping to create a more open culture in which we are more comfortable talking about death. Part of this is talking about our own death, and what our wishes are when the time comes. We might not be ready to set a formal plan in place, but even just talking about what we want after we die can go a long way, meaning family and friends aren’t left completely in the dark. For more information, head to the link in our bio or speak to one of our team directly on 01623 677 100. #DMAW26 #DyingMatters #letstalkaboutdeath #naturalburial #griefsupport

A gorgeous memory mile walk today @tithegreen . The Markfield site was bursting with spring blossoms and all shades of green. It was such a pleasure to spend the morning sharing joy and sadness with a small group of people who were brave enough to share their grief with me. #griefsupport #natureheals

Tracey takes us on a tour of some of the memorial trees you might see at our Tithe Green natural burial sites. A memorial tree can be a beautiful way of honouring life - a living legacy that family & friends can visit and care for. In our growing woodlands, memorial trees provide vital food and habitats for local wildlife. #naturalburial #memorialtrees #plantatree #griefsupport #celebrationoflife

Some photos from our Oxton Wildflower Workshop. 🌱🌷 Led by Fiona of @daisyworksuk , we gathered in The Keep for an hour of mindful activity, creating hand held wildflower posies. Rarely do we give ourselves permission to create without the pressure for what we make to be perfect. There is something very healing about working with your hands and enjoying the process as much as the end result. We still have tickets left for our Wildflower Workshops in Markfield (8th May) and Ketton (15th May). Head to the link in our bio to find out more. #wildflowerworkshop #wildflowers #naturalburial #ecofriendly #community

When we are grieving, we might feel as though we’re trying to communicate in a different language. Perhaps we feel there are no words that exist to describe how we are feeling, or that any attempt to try will be inadequate. Even a simple “how are you?” can feel impossible to answer, and this can create feelings of distance and isolation. One thing we could try is a “virtual scorecard” - a way of communicating how we’re feeling to the people around us without having to translate complex emotions or string together the words we simply can’t find. When we put a number to how we’re feeling, perhaps from 1-10, it gives the people around us a barometer that might help them understand to what degree we’re able to show up or what support we might need. It’s also important to note that not only will a rating system be different for everyone, but that we can swing wildly from one end to the other, especially in early grief. Honouring the very real truth that grief is never linear - that we can be at a 2 one day and at a 7 the next - is as important when we are supporting someone who is grieving as it is when we ourselves are experiencing profound loss. #grief #griefsupport #whengriefequalslove #naturalburial #griefadvice Grieving Grief Support Natural Burial Grief Advice

The story behind the bluebells at Ketton, and April’s flower of the month. 🌱 Ron was a regular visitor to Tithe Green Ketton, coming often to visit his wife, Judith, and always pausing for a chat with our site manager, Emma, if ever he saw her. An avid gardener, Ron often shared updates about his garden. Several years ago, he asked Emma if she’d like some bluebell bulbs for the site, since he had too many. Emma gladly accepted his offer, and soon after arrived on site to find an old compost bag full to the brim with bluebell bulbs. She planted them around the burial ground, burying them deep in the earth. Just under a year ago, Ron sadly died and is now laid to rest at our Ketton site next to Judith. Two years after being planted, Ron’s bluebells have bloomed beautifully and will continue to do so for years to come - an ongoing reminder of his life, and something to be enjoyed not only by his family and friends but by people he never even met, meaning Ron’s legacy continues to touch more lives every single year. His daughter shared some lovely words with us about Ron and his bluebells: “He’d be chuffed to bits to know that he started the bluebells growing at Ketton with your help planting them for him. He perhaps didn’t realise that they will keep growing forever and delight all those that visit. It makes me so proud to call him my Dad, he was such a thoughtful man and I miss him very much.” Thank you Ron for the bluebells at our Ketton site and to his daughter and son for allowing us to share this little story. 🤍🌱