Our volunteer gardeners get really upset having to handle human remains,” said site volunteer Paul Caruana, 71.

Over 80% of people in Britain choose to be cremated rather than buried after death and the scattering of a loved one's ashes is a ritual that's increasingly familiar to many of us.

The land at Sunny Corner is owned by Cornwall Council. According to the government, there is no explicit law against scattering ashes, as long as the person who owns the land has given permission.

The small Adelaide beach also known as Harishchandra Ghat ... good that we can do this in Australia." Traditionally, scattering ashes onto flowing water is done soon after cremation.

A local council in South Australia has designated a beach site for the Hindu community to perform rituals, including the scattering of ashes in flowing water. Credit: Getty/Supplied by Snowden ...

A group of gardeners in England is pleading with mourners to stop illegally scattering human ashes in their flower beds. A team of gardeners dedicated to restoring a once-neglected riverside spot ...