Fees are broken down into distinct elements:

Plot fee £400

Interment fee paid at time of burial £400.

Please note, a separate grave digging fee is paid direct to the professional grave digger £350-£400 or via the funeral director if using one.

Half plots, for ashes: Plot fee £200

£200 at time of internment.

This article is a helpful read in relation to ashes: https://natural-burial-grounds.co.uk/scattering-ashes/

A bit more detail about the costs:

The plot fee goes towards the significant establishment costs, the greatest cost which is that of the land, and towards on going maintenance.

The interment fee, £400 paid at time of burial (primarily covering the on going administration and the average 20 hours related to an individual burial). So combined £800. Relative to other natural burial sites £800 is the lowest end of charges we have found (elsewhere many go over a thousand and some in to several thousand).

The grave digging fee. This is paid direct to the professionals who do this and understand how to do it safely (given there can be significant lumps of granite in places) and, to note, the grave cannot be left open without certain precautions. At time of going to press this is between £350. and £400 (see frequently asked questions).

Funeral directors are experts in their field (the care of the dead between death and burial), and though their fees can seem high, they can be on a practical level tremendously helpful and sensitive at a time of loss. There is quite a movement encouraging them to be transparent about costs and breakdown of different elements they offer, and exploration of what elements one can do oneself.

If a death is approaching we would encourage you to look into who you would like working with you in this regard, rather than finding yourself swept into a system and feeling choiceless. For example if your loved one dies in a hospital or care home setting, unless you specify which funeral director you want to be working with, another undertaker may well be asked to pick up the body by the hospital, so then you find yourself working with them, and their terms, though not through choice..

The Natural Death Centres’ guide to whether you need one can be a valuable read http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=diy-funerals

Some local funeral directors who experience has been good with are listed under local suppliers.

Funeral Poverty and compassion for folks facing this.

It can be quite a surprise at a time of loss to find the costs associated with this stage of life. Here is a link that maybe helpful http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=keeping-funeral-costs-down

also: http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=diy-funerals