Green and Woodland Funerals

Alternative to traditional funerals

There is no standard industry definition of a “green” or “eco” funeral. All funerals will have an environmental impact to some extent, based on all the choices which have been made for the service.

Depending upon your particular preference or environmental concern, there may nevertheless be different choices you can make to personalise your funeral in order to take account of environmental factors.

Woodland Funerals may offer you a setting which meets your needs. We would encourage you to look at the individual woodland burial ground you may be interested in to find out more about the way each burial ground is managed and maintained from an environmental or “green” perspective.

As an alternative to a traditional burial or cremation, Eaves Funeral Service can help you arrange for your loved one’s final resting place to be in a woodland burial ground. These are attractive and peaceful places for you to visit and reflect on your loved one’s life moving forward. Woodland funerals are becoming increasingly popular, as people begin to consider the potential environmental benefits of woodlands funerals over other alternatives.

Woodland burials can still be faith based and many sites have dedicated areas for people of different religions. A wide variety of coffins and ashes caskets are still usually available to select.

Eco friendly funeral FAQs

What happens at a Woodland Funeral?

These burials are often not marked with a headstone, rather a tree or flowers that often become indistinguishable in the woodland. Some natural burial grounds offer the opportunity to add a memorial tree to mark your loved one’s resting place.

At the graveside there is usually a short committal ceremony, if desired, and flowers can still be placed as long as there is no cellophane or ribbon. Some venues have onsite dedicated service rooms and chapels that can be used before or after the funeral for a service that is created to reflect your wishes and those of the deceased.

If you would like to explore the possibility of arranging a woodland burial, your Funeral Arranger here at Eaves Funeral Service can help you find a natural burial ground near you.

Coffin Range

We offer a wide range of coffins, from picture coffins, wooden, wicker, wool and cardboard coffins to caskets.

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Our pricing

Funeral prices vary depending on the type of ceremony you would like for your loved one. There are many options to choose from to make it unique and special.

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Planning ahead?

It is now really easy to plan ahead, making a huge difference by easing the burden on your family when the time comes, so they can focus on the arrangements.

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Need advice?

Eaves Funeral Service can assist you in every step of the funeral so please don’t hesitate to ask us about any aspects or queries you may have.

Heartfelt thanks to Eaves for such a professional service in organising mum's funeral. The whole team are to be commended but especially Sophie, whose caring, compassionate and empathetic approach made it feel more like we were dealing with a friend rather than an undertaker. Exceptional!…

Susan Bridges

Michael was fantastic throughout the process, and freely gave me reassurance, knowledge and support. I had never organised a funeral before on my own, and I really appreciated his friendly advice, patience and help throughout.

Dale McMullen

Very helpful and made it very easy. Very considerate and always available. Couldn't ask for more.

Peter Atkinson

Thank You to All the Staff at Eaves Funeral Service for all their help and Support during the Sad Loss of Christine. A Big Thank you to Mike Branney for all his Help,Support and Professionalism we Couldn't Have Got Through This very sad time Without…

Kenneth Moffatt

A big thank you to everyone especially Michael Branney for his help organising my late mams funeral he is a credit to eaves very helpful and everything was explained well and nothing was too much trouble we couldn't have done it without him ,my family…

Leanne Woodend

As previously mentioned, Sophie Openshaw was outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble There for anything we needed. We felt as though we had lost a friend when the funeral was over. She shines in her position and she is exactly the kind of person you…

Pauline Hunter

I was very happy with the support offered by eaves during such a difficult time. I cant thank Sophie enough. She made things very easy for us and was very kind and supportive throughout everything. I really do belive she went above and beyond.

Holly Hall

Laura Winthrop was very helpful and professional. She explained everything and kept me updated. Outstanding support, thank you so much.

Denise Armstrong

Laura and the team were beyond compare, caring and provided excellent service and advice, before, during and after.

Steve Turner

I cannot thank Laura enough for helping us arrange our dads funeral she went above and beyond and treated our dad with the utmost most respect, compassion and kindness, through one of the most difficult times you can experience she made it so easy and…

Deanna Dempster

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