Build It and They Will Come! The story so far. The Shepherds Hut has been fundraised for, built, finished and moved into Wilkies Woodland – thank you to all who have been involved in the process. A bell tent complete with a small wood stove was also purchased and pitched by FHT last spring to […]
Date Event 20 May Sacred Ways workshop 27 May Lichen Bed Work- 9.30 to noon – AW 27-28 May Nature and Therapy Workshop – Woodland Shelter use for weekend 29 May Spring/Summer Newsletter 17 June Summer Solstice Celebration 22 June Forres Academy Biology Field Trip 22 June AGM 7.30pm James Milne Institute 24 June […]
On the morning of the 29th April, approximately 15 members of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust Work Party met up at the Conservation Hub for our monthly morning get together. Every month we do something different and it is always a great surprise to find out what we are doing for the good of nature on […]
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 starvation. Let’s trust […]
It’s another Friday, 10am and all appears peaceful in the Findhorn Hinterland. Indeed, it is. Birdsong near and far. The subtle scurry of wildlife. Maybe the distant roar of a chainsaw too! Nevertheless something else pierces the forest sounds. Laughter. The pitta patta of tiny feet. Miniature work-men and work-women in self-led pre-training. The familiar […]
by Linde de Vroey On the first of May, I had the chance to join the Findhorn community when they came together at the Ceremonial Burial Ground in Wilkies Wood to celebrate May Day. I was immediately struck by the brightness of all the colors: the beautiful yellow, white and pink flowers in the crowns, […]
Findhorn dunes are widely recognised for their unique habitat and specialist biodiversity, particularly their lichen assemblages. However, what is less widely known is the importance of the dunes for moths. Many scarce duneland specialist species make Findhorn their home, such as the Lyme Grass moth Longalatedes elymi, the Coast Dart Euxoa cursoria, or the enigmatic […]
‘Behold my brother and sisters, the spring has come, The earth has received the embraces of the sun And we shall soon see the results of that love !’ (Sitting Bull) Finally the cold days seem to be over! (Though the gardeners in our nearby town religiously refuse to plant their flowers until the 21st […]
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The Findhorn Hinterland Trust (FHT) is a charity (SC045806) set up as a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) in July 2015 and as such is regulated by OSCR (Office of Scottish Charities Register). (more...)
Our Wonderful Woodland Garden
The last few months have seen abundance in the garden, not just in harvest but in wildlife, be it the small beings in the pond to larger visitors; all sharing this bountiful space. In fact, so much so that we humans have had to take a beat and remember this is a shared edible landscape. […]