by Kajedo Wanderer | Jun 25, 2026 | Ecology & Conservation, Education, News
‘Be still and listen…’ said community co-founder Eileen Caddy. In the busy-ness of summer FHT’s Land Steward, Kajedo invites us to take a moment to rest in the sanctuary of nature. ‘Sometimes, when a bird cries out,Or the wind sweeps through a tree,Or a dog...
by Jonathan Caddy | Jun 25, 2026 | Ecology & Conservation, News
Following-on from our Nature30 certification last year, NatureScot have just released a podcast celebrating our work: ‘Secrets in the Sand: Findhorn Dunes Rewilded’. There are interviews with FHT team members Alan Watson Featherstone and Jonathan Caddy, as well...
by Adelle Horler | Jun 25, 2026 | Ecology & Conservation, Education, News
Heather Paul went from being curious about ‘these blobs on rocks’, to becoming a specialist in the field of lichens. She’s one of our most dedicated volunteers, and FHT’s resident lichen expert. Here’s her story: Tell us a little of your story – where are you from,...
by Sean Reed | Jun 25, 2026 | Ecology & Conservation, News
Dunes panorama In May the Highlands and Islands Environment Foundation (HIEF) awarded £10,000 to Findhorn Hinterland Trust, which will support two important baseline ecological surveys, and allow us to complete a full work programme of action for nature. We were...
by Yuko Sato, Adelle Horler | Jun 25, 2026 | Ecology & Conservation, Education, News, What's On
Flower communications were among the surprise inspirations for Park Gardener Yuko Sato, who discovered more about her bee allies in Ecovillage Findhorn’s gardens, which she has tended for many years. “I have always wanted to join this workshop...
by Sean Reed | Apr 15, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
Many thanks to the James Hutton Institute who surveyed the whole of the Hinterland area for beetles in 2025. A total of 121 invertebrate species were found, including 79 beetle species. Important finds included six Nationally Scarce beetles: Pill beetle Morychus...
by Alan Watson Featherstone | Mar 20, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
In recent months we’ve been drawing up a Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) for the land that the Findhorn Hinterland Trust is responsible for. This has been drafted primarily by local ecologist Sean Reed, who we work closely with, and with input from various FHT...
by Kajedo Wanderer | Mar 20, 2026 | Conservation, News
We’ve had a good winter. Just after Christmas we’ve had a spell of frost and snow – which actually stayed around for about two white weeks. Unusual for our coastal patch of the land. Magical. But It is March now, and spring has come early. The hazels have...
by Kajedo Wanderer | Mar 20, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, News
Stories from the land… “Spiritual ecology is, at its core, achingly simple. It is the recognition of the universal spirit that imbues all living things – a recognition that must be embodied through conscious spiritual engagement with the Earth. It is not about...
by Sean Reed | Mar 20, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, News
From occasional footprints in sand or snow we had long known that there were badgers on the Hinterland. In the last few years, however, badger activity has increased significantly. Until 2016, badger signs were few and far between, and most were seen out...
by Alan Watson Featherstone | Feb 23, 2024 | Conservation, Ecology & Conservation, News
The focus of our Dune Restoration Project The Findhorn Hinterland Trust’s new Dune Restoration Project will be a central and important element of our work for the next few years, and its core purpose is to ensure that there is good habitat on the land that we manage...
by Christine Lines | Feb 23, 2024 | Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
Management Recommendations to benefit priority Lepidoptera. Background: The East Coast is home to some of Scotland’s most beautiful and vulnerable flora and fauna, by working together we can help to protect these fragile species. Many of our East Coast sites are a mix...
