Italy in the Hinterland

Italy in the Hinterland

Italy came to the Hinterland in the form of a group of 19 teenagers from the Steiner School in Padua. As part of a full programme in Ecovillage Findhorn, they shared some warm (despite the cold) experiences in the Hinterland. Here’s the story in their own words. Love...
Chair’s Report – Spring/Summer 2025

Chair’s Report – Spring/Summer 2025

As I write it’s only May and yet it feels like summer is already upon us, with so many sunny days, warmth in the air and the trees, plants, birds, bees and other creatures making hay whilst the sun shines! We could do with rain because of the mounting fire risk but I...
Chair’s Report – Autumn/Winter 2024

Chair’s Report – Autumn/Winter 2024

Autumn on the land has been beautiful with the seasonal change of colours and fungi making their presence known with their fruiting bodies once again present to our eyes – the natural world has been busy and so have the FHT human team with so much going on.  ...
Celebrating What the Findhorn Hinterland Does

Celebrating What the Findhorn Hinterland Does

Last Year’s Activities and Achievements I did a similar thing last year to reflect on the many events and successes of the Trust by sharing the text that will be sent to the charity regulator in the FHT annual report from 1st April 2023 to the 31st March 2024. I think...
Chair’s Report – Spring/Summer 2024

Chair’s Report – Spring/Summer 2024

This summer I was once again away from Findhorn for the whole month of July in the privileged position of being able to explore the magnificent country of Scotland by sailboat – this year Shetland, the Orkney Islands, round Cape Wrath to the far northwest of the...
Meet the Team – Birgit Carow

Meet the Team – Birgit Carow

Birgit has lived in the Park Ecovillage Findhorn with her daughter Olivia for about seven years and has been involved with the FHT for the last three. She is a valued and important member of the FHT team who enriches our organisation with her smiling face and positive...
FHT 2023-24 Pictorial Finance Summary

FHT 2023-24 Pictorial Finance Summary

Sometimes looking at figures visually can be fun and revealing which is what David Hammond FHT Treasurer with the help of Trustee and Bookkeeper Christopher Raymont have done here by putting together simplified figures from 2023-24 data on the trust’s income and...
Chair’s Report – Spring/Summer 2024

Chair’s Report – Spring/Summer 2024

It has been another whirlwind spring season as far as the Findhorn Hinterland Trust and the various activities on the land go.   The ‘When the Bough Breaks’ film, which starred our trustee Alan Watson Featherstone and the rewilding work he was previously involved in...
Meet the Team – Alan Watson Featherstone.

Meet the Team – Alan Watson Featherstone.

How did you get so involved in nature and nature conservation? I have had a long history of developing a deep relationship with nature which I think really started in a serious way back when I travelled abroad. In 1972 when I was 18 I travelled in Europe and the...
Exploring FHT Sustainability and Resilience

Exploring FHT Sustainability and Resilience

As a well trusted and valued organisation within the Park Ecovillage and the Findhorn/Forres  area and beyond, the FHT has much to be grateful for and proud of – its work concerning local practical conservation, opportunities for environmental education, helping...
Chair’s Report – Winter/Spring 2024

Chair’s Report – Winter/Spring 2024

There have been times of strong winds, snow and ice on the land but now comes the start of some milder and longer days and a hint of warmer weather – spring full of the magic of bird song and new life is beginning to percolate through the air and our minds. It...