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Celebrations of life

Torbay based Stockman & Loram can help with eco-friendly funerals across our local areas.

Celebrate life

For many of us, a funeral is an opportunity to celebrate the life of our loved ones. These celebrations can be religious or non-religious, with the focus very much on the laughter, the fun and the good times shared with them.

This usually starts with discussing the tone of the service, which enables us to gauge exactly what you would like to achieve. We would then recommend the celebrant or minister that we feel fits your requirements and who we feel has the general personality that suits your family. We use a range of male and female celebrants from a variety of backgrounds.

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Some of the things that we can do for you:

Replace hymns for special pieces of music, or have a combination.
Create photo collages in the printed orders of service.
Place a feature sized photograph in an easel next to the coffin
Live stream the funeral from most indoor and outdoor venues

Arrange the service in a different venue (we once arranged a funeral in a local pub!)
Provide a range of colourful picture coffins or alternative coffins (willow etc)
Offer a range of memorial products, jewellery and ashes into glass.
Provide a range of urns specifically designed for scattering, burial or taking out to sea.

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Sharpham Meadow Natural Burial Ground

With stunning views of the River Dart and across the South Hams Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Sharpham Meadow Natural Burial Ground offers an ecological alternative to traditional burial or cremation and is open to all – regardless of faith or local residency, having a religious ceremony, a secular ceremony, or no ceremony at all.

The Meadow differs in feel and practice from a traditional churchyard or a municipal cemetery. The site is cared for as a hay meadow, hence the grass is allowed to grow long and cut periodically. Sharpham Meadow is a haven for wildlife, a wide variety of birds, mammals and insects can be found here, such as barn owl, roe deer and several butterfly species.

Ashes can be interred here as well as full burials
Only simple flat headstones are permitted, no other memorial items or plantings are allowed
All graves are a single depth, so if you require a double grave you need to purchase two adjacent plots

Full Burial plots & Fees

Single Plot £1,200
Additional adjacent plot £995
Burial Fee (grave digging) £425

Ashes plots & Fees

Single Ashes Plot £450
Additional Adjacent Ashes plot £400
Burial Fee (preparation of the plot) £250

Memorial Stone

Burials & Ashes from £400

Prices correct as of 1st March 2021

Sharpham - View from fire pit

Sharpham - View from burial ground

Sharpham - View from Ceremonial building

Sharpham - View from fire pit

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Woodland burials in Torbay

Torbay’s green burial ground is situated in Cockington Country Park. The site is part of Conqueror Wood, an 18-acre woodland planted in 2005. The green burial ground features impressive views and is located just off the A380.

With each burial, a memorial tree is planted nearby. The plot itself is marked with a flat tablet style plaque. You can opt for single and double depth burials and the burial of ashes. The area attracts many bird species in addition to insects and wildflowers. Families and guests will receive packets of wildflower seed to scatter at the site.

A tranquil space with wildlife all around

Conqueror wood is a natural burial ground, and this benefits lots of wildlife. The rough cut glades provide many butterfly species with sheltered spaces to move within. The hedgerows are home to the rare and endangered cirl bunting.

There is a wide range of species present at the site including numerous songbird species, hedgehogs, badgers, foxes and stoats. Other birdlife breeding in the immediate area includes barn owls, kestrels and great-spotted woodpeckers.

Other Green Burial locations

Stockman & Loram also to look after green burials in other locations. Below is a list of green burial sites in south Devon:

Conqueror Wood in Torquay
Sharpham Meadow near Totnes
Bidwell Woodland Burial at Rattery, near Totnes
Crossways at Cheriton Bishop
Yealmpton Woodland Burial at Yealmpton, near Kingsbridge

Green Burial coffin selection

Stockman & Loram have a wide range of coffins suitable for a green burial. These include Wicker coffins, Woollen coffins, Cardboard coffins, Wood coffins and Picture coffins: