Latest News | Margravine Cemetery

2023

A new gravestone was erected in May to commemorate Fanny Eaton as part of the Windrush celebrations. She was from Jamaica and sat for many of the Pre-Raphaelite painters. This year the green environment has been dominated by the weather with a long drought end of May...

2022

Flora & Fauna, Latest News, Trees

Last winter we planted 12 new trees – a mixture of natives and non-natives. We kept them well watered. We planted out the huge central round bed in spring with 400 plants, chosen as good for pollinators. We had to keep it watered through the drought. We took...

Gardening

Blog, Latest News

The Friends of the cemetery have planted trees, gardened, recorded birds and insects, produced trails for kids, added an interpretation sign, and SO much more of that necessary ‘boring to read about’ work behind the scenes! The Friends meet weekly to care...

Throughout covid

Blog, Community, Flora & Fauna, Latest News, nature

The cemetery has been an inspiration to so many people – especially in the worst of the pandemic – being near to trees and nature has been a life-saver for many. Paths through the grass are worn from usage!