Clandon Wood Surrey Hills Natural Burial Reserve Nominated For Cemetery Of The Year Award

Published on: 17 Aug, 2013
Updated on: 23 Aug, 2013

By Dani Maimone

Clandon Wood Surrey Hills Natural Burial Reserve has been nominated for the Cemetery of the Year Award by the Good Funeral Awards, celebrating excellence within the industry.

Clandon Wood’s glass pavilion. Picture by Antony Etwell.

There were more than 600 nominations for a variety of categories, including Most Promising New Funeral Director, Funeral Celebrant of the Year, The Eternal Slumber Award for Coffin Supplier of the Year and The Blossom d’Amour Award For Funeral Floristry.

Pia Interlandi a young fashion designer from Melbourne who works at Clandon Wood and designs eco garments for the grave has also been nominated in the Most Significant Contribution to the Understanding of Death category.

Winners will be announced by the actress Pam St Clement (Pat Butcher from EastEnders) at a dinner in the Ocean View Hotel in Bournemouth on Saturday, September 7.

Traditional land practices include carting logs through the meadow at Clandon Wood. Picture by Dani Maimone.

Simon Ferrar, founder and manager at Clandon Wood, said: “We are delighted to be nominated for this award especially at such an early stage in our development.

“It’s a great achievement considering we opened less than a year ago. I would like to thank our dedicated hard working staff and our investors for believing in me and turning my dream into a reality.

“I would also like to thank the Natural Death Centre Charity (NDC) and Natural Burial expert Ken West MBE for their guidance. We have developed something very special here and it is a privilege to share that with the families that use Clandon Wood.”

Located at the foot of the Surrey Hills between East and West Clandon, Surrey’s largest natural burial ground is managed as a nature reserve creating wildlife habitats as part of its sustainable management plan.

Clandon Wood has 31 acres of wildflower meadows hundreds of yards of hedgerow, a new lake and wetland site and newly planted native trees.

Rare breed Suffolk punch horses top the meadows in the autumn and sheep graze the meadows in the spring.

Wild thistles attracting bees at Clandon Wood. Picture by Dani Maimone.

It is the perfect place for an eco-friendly funeral in a tranquil and relaxed setting at an unhurried pace. All denominations and beliefs are welcome.

For more information check the website at www.clandonwood.com or telephone 01483 479614.

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