The Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery occupies an area of 22 hectares (54 acres) of typical Hawkesbury Sandstone Bushland.  On the 23rd January 1932, the Metropolitan Lands Department gazetted the site and officially dedicated it on the 8th October 1937 with the first burial taking place on the 24th April 1940.  The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Most Reverend HWK Mowll, consecrated the Cemetery on the 20th February 1955.

Up to 1990 the Cemetery was known as The Frenchs Forest General Cemetery, the change to the present name being adopted to reflect the Bushland theme.

The Management's aim is to design for and utilise the existing native vegetation to reinforce the unique bushland character of the Cemetery.  Planting of native flora is an ongoing project.

The Cemetery is administered by a panel of voluntary Trustees appointed by the Lands Department pursuant to the provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989.  Members of the Trust Board are appointed for a term of five years and are responsible for the care, control and management of the Cemetery in compliance with the above Act and with the Crown Lands (General Reserves) By-Law 2001.

A full time General Manager, who is in charge of both field and administration staff, reports directly to the Trust.  The Trust, in consultation with the General Manager, may make such provisions, orders or rulings that it considers necessary for the efficient planning, conduct and maintenance of the Cemetery.  Signboards displaying these rules are erected at the two main gates.  While the Trust and the General Manager recognise the variety of burial types and the different denominations and cultures within the Cemetery, the intention is to maintain uniformity of gravesites within the different areas.  It is preferred that extra adornments are not displayed on any grave.