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 – Winter/Spring 2026
We’ve had a good winter. Just after Christmas we’ve had a spell of frost and snow - which actually stayed around for about two white weeks. Unusual for our coastal patch of the land. Magical. But It is March now, and spring has come early. The hazels have been...
‘Co- creation with the intelligence of Nature’
Stories from the land… “Spiritual ecology is, at its core, achingly simple. It is the recognition of the universal spirit that imbues all living things - a recognition that must be embodied through conscious spiritual engagement with the Earth. It is not about...
Badgers on the Hinterland
From occasional footprints in sand or snow we had long known that there were badgers on the Hinterland. In the last few years, however, badger activity has increased significantly. Until 2016, badger signs were few and far between, and most were seen out...


