TWO Weymouth cemeteries have been officially designated Living Churchyards after a recent exploration showed them to be alive with plant and wild flower species. Last week, Melcombe and Wyke cemeteries had a walkover survey and management visit from the Dorset Wildlife Trust as part of the ‘Living Churchyards’ project. Whilst not a complete species list, the walkover results showed 22 flower species in Wyke - with the most notable being hedge cranesbill. And according to Weymouth Town Council, Melcombe Cemetery, which is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI), was considerably richer with 36 species. These include orchids, dropwort and corky fruited water dropwort - all of which are Dorset notables.