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
Chair’s Report – Winter/Spring 2026.
I had the pleasure of attending my first Findhorn Hinterland Trust winter gathering at the woodland shelter back in December 2025. What a pleasure it was to see so many people from the community gathering enjoying a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine around an...
Meet the team: Jonathan Caddy
As son of two co-founders of the spiritual community here at Findhorn, Jonathan Caddy has spent most of his life roaming and exploring what we now call the Hinterland. As he steps down after 10 years as FHT Chair, he shares its beginnings and his vision for the...
Pictorial History: Working with the Findhorn Hinterland ‘Wild’ Land
What follows is a short pictorial history of over 20 years of involvement and events concerning the land to the north and east of the Park Ecovillage Findhorn – the Findhorn Hinterland. It starts with two major disasters back in 2004 that led to fundamental and...


