by Jonathan Caddy | May 25, 2022 | News
Spring energy, longer days and milder weather has helped inspire more people to be out on the land and much activity has been happening to do with the FHT some of which you will find documented in other articles in this newsletter. It is left for me to fill in the...
by Jonathan Caddy | May 25, 2022 | News
Last season finished with a very satisfactory honey harvest. Preparations for the coming season began in the autumn with treating all the hives for varroa mite. This is a small, crab like creature under 1mm across but to a bee it is enormous. It latches on to the bees...
by Christine Lines | May 25, 2022 | News
Living and Working on the Land for Six Weeks I write these words from a cosy bell tent in the Hinterland, which stands on a new camping pad I managed to clear with the help of my friends. We started at the end of February and finished in mid March. Now I have lived...
by Kajedo Wanderer | May 25, 2022 | News
The land is dressed in yellow – the ocean of gorse between the woods and the sea is in full bloom (and smelling deliciously of coconut), and the woods have put on a green dress once again – the fresh green of new leaves on the trees. Even the oaks are...
by George Paul | May 25, 2022 | News
Since the completion of the Conservation Hub we’ve been busy with more, much needed construction. However, contrary to what Jonathan has told some folk, we have not been building Scotland’s first all wood spaceship! Earlier in the year we completed a storage shed for...
by Paulo Bessa | Mar 9, 2022 | Ecology, Ecology & Conservation, News
Bird species of the Hinterland, Park and Bay Welcome to the fantastic world of birdwatching. People often ask me what kind of bird species are present in our community grounds and the surrounding Hinterland? Well I can tell you that we have about 45 species that have...
by Jonathan Caddy | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Storm Arwen was devastating in terms of windblown trees in our woodland but it also created opportunities. The logs that were large enough have been gathered at the east end of our woods and funding found through generous donations from the Hygeia Foundation and a...
by Katharina Kroeber | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Greetings from the pony field, especially from Jock who joined last April and has enjoyed the last 10 months of exploring and making friends. Jock is an Appaloosa cob/Irish draft pony and was living and working at a riding school until he developed back issues and had...
by Kajedo Wanderer | Mar 9, 2022 | News
I enjoy the winters. Nature’s invitation to turn inwards, to be cozy inside, meditate more, sleep and dream more. I love winters most when everything is covered in a bright white blanket of snow, which we don’t get here in our coastal part of the world very often. It...
by Martin Harker | Mar 9, 2022 | News
A poem written by the sister of Martin Harker, our bee man, that captures the wonder of working and interacting with the natural world. May it bring a smile, deep nourishment and a sense of hope that springs from this beautiful world we live in. How many trees have...
by Jonathan Caddy | Mar 9, 2022 | News
The 19th February marked a significant event in terms of the work of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust – the completion of our new and beautiful physical base for our conservation and educational work created from trees from our woodland. It is a symbol of our long-term...
by Jonathan Caddy | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Although dealing with storm damage, finishing the building of the Conservation Hub and enabling the production of wood for the new sanctuary have dominated the Trust’s work this quarter, there have also been a whole host of noteworthy activities that have been going...
