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
Alice in Hinterland
In May the Theatre of the 7 Directions and director Laura Pasetti put on two extraordinary performances in the Hinterland. Laura’s charity has been working in partnership with Findhorn Hinterland Trust over the past couple of years, using the arts to bring the wonders...
Chair’s Report – Summer Solstice 2026
Summertime and it is raining as usual, but we will not let a little rain put us off. Findhorn Hinterland Trust has been as busy as ever this quarter with many events. Including the continued upkeep and maintenance of the hinterland, bee apiary inspections, monthly...
Hinterland Beetle Survey
Many thanks to the James Hutton Institute who surveyed the whole of the Hinterland area for beetles in 2025. A total of 121 invertebrate species were found, including 79 beetle species. Important finds included six Nationally Scarce beetles: Pill beetle Morychus...


