ABOUT USWho We Are
Sun Rising is owned and managed by Emma Restall Orr and David Orr, under the company name Nature Reserve Burial Grounds Ltd. Emma works alongside Liberty John on funerals, memorials and events. Steve Luckett handles day-to-day development and care of the site and nature reserve, together with established partners who help with gravedigging and some seasonal maintenance. Back at the office, Lucia Restall Orr takes care of administration, accounts and technical work such as the website.
Our Vision
Sun Rising is both a natural burial ground and a nature reserve. Our aim is to provide the opportunity for families and individuals to lay a loved one to rest in a beautiful and peaceful place, offering the chance to do so in a way that is graceful, personal, ethical and affordable.
Since 2006, we have been working to create a truly valuable, ecologically-rich nature reserve, with areas of native woodland, hedgerows, wildflower meadow and wetland. This is integral to the peace of the burial ground, but will also benefit the local environment and its communities for generations to come.
Long-Term Security
A crucial part of Sun Rising is that it is protected into the long-term future. As a haven for wildlife and an important ecological resource, the nature reserve will be protected and as such protect the natural burial ground as well. Equally, the natural burial ground will add protection to the nature reserve.
Further protection comes from our registered charity, The Friends of Sun Rising. In time, the company will hand over responsibility for the management and care of Sun Rising to the charity.
Ethics
Sun Rising is run on very strong social and environmental ethical principles. From the coffins we provide to the little saplings that are planted, we strive to be as eco-friendly as we can be. We aim to make Sun Rising welcoming to all, and affordable as a funeral option. For banking, insurance, web hosting, phone and electricity, we use companies who take an active ethical position. Where possible we work with sole traders, local and family businesses.
Standards
Sun Rising Natural Burial Ground and Nature Reserve is proud to have been awarded a Green Flag. We were first given the award in July 2015 and have been awarded it ever since. Green Flag award scheme was launched in 1996 to recognise and reward the best parks and green spaces in the country. The rigorous judging measures aspects such as cleanliness, safety, sustainability, heritage conservation and quality of management. It represents the national standard of excellence for parks and green spaces.
