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, John Clark 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 John Clark 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?

John Clark 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.

Great company, and the staff from start to finish were caring, compassionate and professional. They made the whole process much easier for our family during such a difficult and emotional time. We can’t thank them enough for their support and would highly recommend them to…

Derek Dunlop

Can’t recommend Highly enough , attention to detail always , first class , personal service, Kevin Moon was with us from start to finish , can’t thank John & staff enough for everything they done for us & our late father George Harvey .

Lewis Dickson

I would highly recommend John Clark Funeral Service. Brian took care of us during the difficult time of my stepfather's and sister's funerals over the last two years. He was truly amazing and compassionate during this difficult time, and nothing was a bother to him.…

Kelly Hoolaghan

The service before, during, and after the funeral was exceptional. Special mention to Philip who managed everything superbly…

Steve Snow

I would recommend John Clark funeral services, from start to finish they help you through the process and are very professional and helpful and friendly, I dealt with Brian Kennedy who was a great help to me and my family and appreciated everything he did…

Allan Stewart

Knowledgeable and empathic service- the funeral was everything the family could have wanted. Thank you.

Geraldine Gallagher

We’ve just had the most wonderful funeral for my Dad - Stan Collington. Once again, just like the did for my Mum, Paul and his team at John Clark, Bellshill were outstanding, from start to finish. I would highly recommend them.…

John Collington

From the moment they collected my mum from Wishaw General mortuary - within a day - to the care and professionalism we received was exceptional. Every detail was handled with such attention, and they listened carefully to everything we asked for. Nothing was ever too…

FRANCESCA CRICHTON

Brian Kennedy is an amazing asset to your team , I cant thank him enough from the start he was very professional kind caring and followed our wishes we would also like to thank you all at John clarks aswell .…

Nicole McClure

Brian and the team with John Clark were a fantastic support to our family whilst arranging Mum’s final farewell. They seamlessly coordinated all elements of Mum’s funeral from church with cantor, organist and order of service, to cemetery to meal. Everything was arranged in one…

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