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About Fulham Cemetery Friends
About Fulham Cemetery Friends
Fulham Cemetery Friends was founded in January 2024, by local residents who love the cemetery. As of July 2025 we have over 100 members.
Our mission is to secure the protection and improvement of Fulham Cemetery as a place of historic and ecological interest for the public benefit. We aim to improve biodiversity in the cemetery and educate the public about the cemetery’s history and ecology.
The initial impetus for the formation of the Friends was the planting over winter 2023/24 of 36 new trees, after a long period of decline in the cemetery's trees. We want to see the trees survive and thrive, so the group was set up initially to water the new trees regularly over summer.
Read more: Tree watering and caretaking 👉
Join or support us: Become a friend of Fulham Cemetery 👉
Committee
Committee
✅ What have we done? History
✅ What have we done? History
Rewrote history, discovering the actual architect of the cemetery
Researching interesting burials and publishing their stories on the website
Transcribed all burials from the cemetery's first year
Publising all our research on the website for the benefit of the public
Public guided walks highlighting notable graves and history
Cataloguing all graves and adding photos and GPS locations to Findagrave
Collected historic maps and aerial photography showing the cemetery
Created history activity sheets for children
✅ What have we done? Nature
✅ What have we done? Nature
Planted 600+ native bulbs
Installed bird nesting boxes, bat boxes, and insect boxes
Created 2 wildflower areas
Added identification labels to trees
Public guided walks highighting trees and biodiversity
Watering young trees to ensure they survive the summer
Advocating for more tree planting and seeking tree donations and sponsorships
Maintaining a database and map of all trees in the cemetery
Created nature activity sheets for children
Recording observations of plants and animals
Pollinator counts over the summer
Moth survey
What else can we do?
What else can we do?
Coordinate with the council regarding maintenance, e.g. mowing or pruning.
Work with the council to make the paths more accessible (repair potholes, etc.)
Plant additional trees (e.g. donated trees), in coordination with the council.
Create a tree donation scheme or a bench donation scheme.
Identify areas that may need tidying or weeding.
Prevent the further spread of bramble in the cemetery, and remove it from next to paths.
Meet up and get to know like-minded people.
Learn from each other regarding the cemetery's trees, wildlife, and history.
Survey the bird, animal, insect, and plant species.
Tree walks, bird walks, and local history walks with experts.
Talks from invited experts on wildlife and local history.
Pursue listed status for the chapel and restore damaged graves.
Please look to the Friends of Margravine Cemetery for ideas of what we could do in future. If there is interest, we could create a non-profit membership association, and membership fees could pay for trees, plants, and equipment for volunteer gardeners.
Trivia: We are not called "Friends of Fulham Cemetery", as that would abbreviate to FFC, which could cause confusion! Hence "Fulham Cemetery Friends", or FCF.
Get involved!
Get involved!
Please sign up using the form, or come to the next meetup, if you have questions or suggestions.
Meeting dates will be announced on the website and mailing list.
Meetings and walkabouts
Meetings and walkabouts
Since we started in January 2024, we have met every 3-4 months, followed by a walkabout in the cemetery. We are grateful to the nearby Fulham Cross Girls School for hosting us free of charge.
Meeting dates will be publicised in advance on the website – contact us if you'd like to attend! Meeting announcements as well as meeting notes can be found in the News section on this website. We also have a WhatsApp group for members – email us for details.
We regularly liaise with the Council's Parks Manager in the cemetery, to ask questions and discuss plans. We also liaise with the Council's caretaking and arboricultural contractors, Idverde and Red Squirrel. We've had several walkabouts with them in the cemetery.
Founder, Secretary, and website editor
Founder, Secretary, and website editor
I'm Francois. For the past 20 years I've lived on the Bayonne Estate, about 7 mins' walk north of Fulham Cemetery. I serve on the estate's Tenants & Residents Association (TRA), where I focus on environmental improvements. I love trees, I like gardening, and like to walk in Fulham Cemetery. I currently serve on the FCF committee as Secretary. You can email me at francois@fulhamcemeteryfriends.org.uk.
I'm also a member of Friends of Margravine Cemetery, which inspired me to start something similar for Fulham Cemetery. Formed in 2007, they have over 200 members and have planted over 100 new trees in the cemetery.
Read more: The story of the Fulham Cemetery Friends (article for the Fulham Society) 👉
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