Southfield Lane Natural Burial Ground is situated in the peaceful parish of Rufforth With Knapton in the Vale of York. The Natural Burial Ground adjoins the conventional parish graveyard, Southfield Lane Cemetery. The natural burial ground is managed on ecologically sound lines, to provide an informal nature-rich environment for peaceful reflections on our own lives and those of our loved ones who rest there. Carefully managed to sustain it as an environmentally-friendly site the Natural Burial Ground is full of native trees, wildflowers, birds and wildlife. The grass on marked paths is cut twice a year but all other areas are left undisturbed. The sowing of wildflower seeds and the planting of bulbs is encouraged throughout all the changing seasons, the beauty of nature is apparent and timeless: the spring of the year, so pretty with blossoms, new green and promise; summer, with sunlit dappled leafy shades; the vibrancy of autumn and drama of the winter landscape. Wildlife, birdsong and a carpet of wildflowers amid native trees provide a peaceful resting place. Anyone can be interred in the natural burial ground regardless of their faith or beliefs, or their connection to Rufforth with Knapton. The Natural Burial Ground is open for new burials and plots can be reserved and paid for in-life so as to be available at time of death. The requirement to use eco-friendly coffins and ashes caskets ensure that no damage is done to the environment. No ashes scattering is permitted to better preserve the integrity of the site and its ecological credentials. While gravestones are not permitted, lasting tributes to marked your loved-one's life can take the form of a commemorative plaque on the memorial wall in the formal cemetery.