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 Christopher Caddy | Jun 25, 2026 | Events, News, Recreation
In May the Theatre of the 7 Directions and director Laura Pasetti put on two extraordinary performances in the Hinterland. Laura’s charity has been working in partnership with Findhorn Hinterland Trust over the past couple of years, using the arts to bring the wonders...
by Colin Shreenan | Jun 17, 2026 | News
Summertime and it is raining as usual, but we will not let a little rain put us off. Findhorn Hinterland Trust has been as busy as ever this quarter with many events. Including the continued upkeep and maintenance of the hinterland, bee apiary inspections, monthly...
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 Jacqueline Buckingham | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, News
Tell us a little about yourself and your background.I grew up in Southport, Merseyside, studied Philosophy at Cambridge University, then fell into a career of finance and entrepreneurship. More recently I spent 12 years in the Netherlands building a hotel chain,...
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 Colin Shreenan | Mar 20, 2026 | News
I had the pleasure of attending my first Findhorn Hinterland Trust winter gathering at the woodland shelter back in December 2025. What a pleasure it was to see so many people from the community gathering enjoying a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine around an...
by Adelle Horler | Dec 6, 2025 | News
As son of two co-founders of the spiritual community here at Findhorn, Jonathan Caddy has spent most of his life roaming and exploring what we now call the Hinterland. As he steps down after 10 years as FHT Chair, he shares its beginnings and his vision for the...
