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by Jonathan Caddy | Oct 19, 2016 | News
Squirrel Survey. Last month’s group activity on the land involved a survey to record information about the presence of red squirrels in the Wilkie’s Wood.Scotland is a stronghold for the red squirrel, which is the only native squirrel in the UK with about 120,000...
by Jonathan Caddy | Oct 14, 2016 | News
On the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of October, the CWA held its annual conference in Forres (at Horizon Scotland in the Enterprise Park). Eighty-five delegates attended representing many of the over one hundred and fifty community woods scattered throughout Scotland...
by Jonathan Caddy | Sep 15, 2016 | News
Structure of Trust Explored. The Heritage Lottery Fund grant for the public consultation exercise carried out in the spring also funded a training element for trustees. Some of these funds were used to map the different areas of work that the trust is currently...
by Jonathan Caddy | Sep 13, 2016 | Photos
2016 was a difficult year weatherwise for FHT bees but there was a little surplus honey, a few people joined John and Jonathan on regular inspections and as always fun was had and much was...
by Jonathan Caddy | Aug 26, 2016 | News
Foundation Management Agreement ready to be signed: There has been a verbal agreement ever since the Findhorn Foundation bought land from Duneland Ltd in 2014 that there would be a similar management agreement set up with the new Findhorn Hinterland Trust as there had...
by Jonathan Caddy | Aug 26, 2016 | Events, News
Findhorn Dunes Archaeology – Walk and Talk Sunday 25th September 2-4pm. Free but donations always welcome! Meet at the Woodland Shelter in Wilkies Wood for an introduction and look at some of the fascinating artefacts found on the land. This will be followed by a...
by Jonathan Caddy | Aug 26, 2016 | Events, News
Hinterland Wildlife – A Tracking Adventure Sunday 11th September 2-5pm £10 per adult (accompanied under 16s free) The Hinterland is home to some fantastic wildlife. On this nature adventure we will use tracking and other nature awareness skills to help us really get...
by Jonathan Caddy | Jul 28, 2016 | Photos
by Jonathan Caddy | Jul 28, 2016 | News
Walks and Talks: A couple of knowledgeable members of the Trust have offered to share some of their expertise to enhance a greater in depth understanding of different aspects of the Hinterland and what makes it special. Micheal Sharp, a trained archaeologist, has...
by Jonathan Caddy | May 18, 2016 | News
Frogbit, Crowsfoot, Yellow Flag, Bogbean and … Yes all these freshwater aquatic plants and more were prepared and planted by a dozen enthusiastic Findhorn Hinterland Trust members in the wildlife ponds on the southern edge of Wilkies Wood. Froglife staff, Claire and...
by Jonathan Caddy | May 17, 2016 | Get Involved
Come and join in the fun, learn more about the creatures we share our neighbourhood with as well as doing some positive practical conservation work! We have three permanent clay lined wildlife ponds that were installed last May on the south edge of Wilkies Wood to...
