Our Purpose
Our Purpose
The Findhorn Hinterland Trust works with landowners and other stakeholders in the local area to help integrate land management and involve the local community.
Our specific purposes are :
- Conservation through active environmental protection and improvement.
- Education of the local community and wider public in relation to the outdoor and environmental benefits of the hinterland, its facilities and biodiversity.
- Community-building through the activities offered on the land and by promoting cooperation and collaboration between local landowners and stakeholders.
- Provision of recreational facilities and activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for local people and others in West Moray and beyond.
- The provision and management of a Green Burial ground, offering natural burial services in an unspoilt and peaceful setting.
Our Vision
A world with nature at the heart of every community.
Our Mission:
To create opportunities for the local community to engage with the Findhorn Hinterland ‘wild’ land.
LATEST NEWS
News from the land – August 2025
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...
New species in the Hinterland
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...
FHT receives Nature30 status
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...