by Kajedo Wanderer | Sep 4, 2025 | News
Our Land Manager, Kajedo Wanderer, shares news of a Vision Quest held recently in the Hinterland, and the importance of being still and listening to the land. ‘Be still, and listen’ – a mantra of sage advice from the co-founder of our community, Eileen Caddy. Easier...
by Alan Watson Featherstone | Sep 4, 2025 | News
From a couple of linnets, a ‘zombifying’ fungus and fly that’s been recorded only twice in Scotland so far, there have been some significant biodiversity discoveries in the Hinterland this summer. As part of my role as the charity’s Land Trustee, I carry out detailed...
by Adelle Horler | Sep 4, 2025 | News
The Findhorn Hinterland has become one of the country’s first to receive official recognition as a Nature30 site, part of a global movement to ensure that by 2030 at least 30% of the planet is effectively protected or conserved for nature. The 20th of August 2025 was...
by Adelle Horler | Jun 15, 2025 | News, Recreation
In May the the Hinterland saw the Ecovillage Findhorn community celebrating the Celtic festival of Beltane with a traditional weaving of the Maypole, led by Scottish Greens councillor and FHT member, Draeyk van der Horn. One of the FHT’s mottos is never let a...
by Jonathan Caddy | Jun 3, 2025 | News
As I write it’s only May and yet it feels like summer is already upon us, with so many sunny days, warmth in the air and the trees, plants, birds, bees and other creatures making hay whilst the sun shines! We could do with rain because of the mounting fire risk but I...
by Adelle Horler | Jun 1, 2025 | Community, News
After four years, our community once again has a brand new Sanctuary! From the provenance of the beams to the benches to the barrels, there are many significant stories to tell – and the Findhorn Hinterland Trust played an important role every step of the way. Easter...
by Sean Reed | Jun 1, 2025 | News
When you go for a walk through our Hinterland, what do you see? Ash Balderson, former Gardens & Grounds Lead for the Findhorn Foundation, suggests you look closely: there’s more than meets the eye. Then, ecologist Sean Reed explains that he’ll be reviewing...
by Laura Shreenan | Jun 1, 2025 | Green Burials, News
Green burials not only feel like a most natural farewell, their environmental impact is a fraction of more traditional methods. Laura Sheenan, funeral co-ordinator on the FHT’s green burial team, investigated the climate impact of the four main methods – here’s how...
by Adelle Horler | Jun 1, 2025 | Education, News
Joy, wonder and magic – that’s what FHT member Gina Pattisson and her two children experienced on a Spring tour of our beehives. ‘It left us buzzing with excitement and stories for weeks! By Gina Pattisson Spring break is always a wonderful time to have the kids off...
by Kajedo Wanderer | Jun 1, 2025 | News
Nature is busy earlier than normal in an unusually dry spell: is this climate change in real time? Our regular update from the Findhorn Hinterland Trust’s land manager, Kajedo Wanderer. More than four weeks of sunshine – in the North of Scotland – what a way to go...
