Meet the team: Jonathan Caddy

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...
Reforesting Scotland visits the Hinterland

Reforesting Scotland visits the Hinterland

Reforesting Scotland visited the Hinterland for their 2025 Gathering study trip – FHT’s Kajedo Wanderer and Jonathan Caddy gave them an inspiring day at the ecovillage, exploring the highlights of the dunes and woodlands, big and small. By Reforesting Scotland...
Story of the new Peace and Clearing bench

Story of the new Peace and Clearing bench

There’s a magnificent new bench in the garden between Cornerstone, where community co-founder Eileen Caddy used to live, and the new Light of Findhorn Sanctuary. It’s not only beautiful, it has a deep purpose. By David Harrison Ever since I watched the film ‘A United...
Meet the team – Colin Shreenan

Meet the team – Colin Shreenan

Colin Shreenan will be taking over as Chair of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust when Jonathan Caddy steps down in September. Although he’s new to the team, he’s very closely connected to it! We’ll get to know him more fully in time, but for now, meet Colin Shreenan… I...
Chair’s Report – Summer/Autumn 2025

Chair’s Report – Summer/Autumn 2025

Findhorn Hinterland Trust chair Jonathan Caddy shares news on an extremely busy Summer, as well as some impressive legacies as he steps down as FHT chair in September 2025: It feels strange knowing that this will be the last Chair’s report that I will be writing as I...
FHT receives Nature30 status

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...
Weaving Maypole magic

Weaving Maypole magic

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...
What a buzz! Visiting the bees

What a buzz! Visiting the bees

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...
Meet the team: Kajedo Wanderer

Meet the team: Kajedo Wanderer

Land manager Kajedo Wanderer likes to spend his days in church – which for him is the woods. He has the distinction of being the only person employed by FHT to work directly on the land. ‘And I love my work,’ he adds. My professional background is as a forester in...
Meet the team: Laura Shreenan

Meet the team: Laura Shreenan

A big part of the Hinterland Trust’s work is our Green Burial Ground in Wilkies Wood, right next to the Park, and Laura is a key person in the Green Burials team. The site was created when a severe storm felled a large area of trees, and now it’s a space for around...
Lichen spotting – at 50 miles

Lichen spotting – at 50 miles

Rare lichens, remote research and AI habitat mapping – how new technologies are making conservation more efficient. Ecologist James Bunyan is closely examining a small patch of lichen on the dunes just outside Findhorn. That’s remarkable for two reasons: first, that...