by Jonathan Caddy | Sep 24, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, Education, News
A pound coin changed hands to mark the start of a historic new era for the Findhorn Hinterland Trust, at the recent AGM. Findhorn Hinterland Trust’s (FHT) AGM held in the Sunshine Room at the Park Ecovillage Findhorn on the 17th September 2026 was something special....
by Colin Shreenan | Sep 24, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, Education, News
The summer was packed with events and visitors, many from all over the world, enjoying and learning about our beautiful Hinterland. Here is FHT Chair Colin Shreenan’s report. Summertime has rolled on, and although the weather has continued its familiar dance...
by Birgit Carow | Sep 24, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, Education, News
Mighty midge-eating pipistrelles, 2g-bumblebees and heading out with bat detectors – James Bunyan’s recent bat talk was an adventure for all ages! Wow, what a fantastic and lively evening at the Conservation Hub! At the end of August, we invited interested folk along...
by Alan Watson Featherstone | Sep 24, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
After years of seeing signs that Amber-listed sparrowhawks were present in the Hinterland, FHT Trustee Alan Watson Featherstone was finally able to photograph a breeding pair and their chicks. I’ve seen the evidence of sparrowhawks on the Hinterland for a number of...
by FHT Guest Writer | Sep 24, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
You don’t need a grand adventure to find something wonderful. Besides a lot of things about bees, that’s what Amy Pemberton discovered on a visit to the FHT hives. Sometimes the best experiences come from simply saying yes to something you know very little...
by Sean Reed | Sep 23, 2026 | Conservation, Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
The first official bird survey of the Findhorn Hinterland revealed 27 species – including four red- and nine amber-listed Birds of Conservation Concern.Biodiversity surveys over the 20 years or so – mostly commissioned by trustee Alan Watson Featherstone over the last...
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, 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 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...
by Alan Watson Featherstone | Nov 25, 2023 | Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
As part of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust’s ongoing work to identify the biological diversity that occurs on the 35 hectares of land that we are responsible for managing, we commissioned a survey of the true bugs, or Hemiptera, and barkflies, or Psocoptera, on the site...
