Meet the Team – George Paul 

Meet the Team – George Paul 

George is a Scot who lives in Forres with his wife Heather and has been a volunteer for over fifteen years, generously contributing to the land and people of the Findhorn peninsula through his work with the Findhorn Hinterland Trust founded in 2015 and its precursor...
Chair’s Report – Autumn/Winter 2023

Chair’s Report – Autumn/Winter 2023

The tail end of the year has been a mixture of blue sky days, wind and wet as the sounds of the thousands of geese returning to the Bay are heard.  The work of the trust proceeds from strength to strength with some new projects and possibilities raising their heads...
Chair’s Round Up – Summer 2023

Chair’s Round Up – Summer 2023

It seems a long way off now but thank you for all those that crowded into the James Milne Institute in Findhorn Village for our AGM.  It was a wonderful celebration of our achievements showing how we have been maturing as an organisation whose work is appreciated by...
Dune Restoration Project

Dune Restoration Project

Maintaining and protecting biodiversity in our world is of international importance and concern and the strategy is to make sure that what happens on the ground in every locality of the earth helps with this mammoth task.  To that end FHT commissioned a 2020 Local...
Meet the Team – Martin Harker

Meet the Team – Martin Harker

Martin lives locally with his wife Elizabeth near Brodie and has been involved with the work of the FHT for at least the last six years both as part of the Land Management subgroup and as a key player as one of the three main managers of the FHT apiary.  In June of...
Celebrating What the Findhorn Hinterland Does

Celebrating What the Findhorn Hinterland Does

Last Year’s Activities and Achievements It is important to reflect from time to time on the many events and successes of the Trust and there is no better time than when the annual report needs to be written up for the charity regulator. You will most probably see the...
Chair’s Round Up – Spring 2023

Chair’s Round Up – Spring 2023

Spring is with us and although there are longer days of light and some sunshine, many days have been cooler than normal so far.  The bees in our apiary have been having a difficult time with this with the result that we have lost four out of the eleven hives due to...

Annual Cycle of Events including Planned Work Parties

Feb 2023 – Feb 2024  Note: The work party focus may change due to different priorities arising, the weather and the people who turn up.  Newsletter distribution dates are indicative. Regular bee inspections from April to August– all welcome with protective equipment...
Preparing for the FHT 2023 Bee Season

Preparing for the FHT 2023 Bee Season

On the 24th of January the temperature was up at 11C in the middle of the day which got us thinking about the FHT Apiary and our bees so off went Martin and John to inspect followed by a meeting to scheme about the bee focused delights and opportunities that might be...
Chair’s Round Up – Winter 2023

Chair’s Round Up – Winter 2023

Winter can be a quieter, more inward season but in terms of the FHT it has been a most active and productive time.   We organised and put on a couple of gatherings at the Universal Hall – the Biodiversity Exhibition Event in November which gave an opportunity...
Chair’s Roundup – September to November 2022

Chair’s Roundup – September to November 2022

The FHT has been active once again in various ways this season both on the land and within our community.   Tools and considerable volunteer time has been spent helping with the site preparations for the new sanctuary rebuild – thank you to all those that took part in...