Recent Biodiversity Findings
Star Species
Just some of our superstar finds here at Findhorn Hinterland!
Gravesteiniella boldi
Leafhopper Gravesteiniella boldi found in a grass tussock Findhorn Hinterland
Grey tooth fungus (Phellodon melaleucus), Findhorn Hinterland
Common lizard (Zootoca vivipara) on an old Scots pine log (Pinus sylvestris), Findhorn Hinterland
Rosy rustic moth (Hydraecia micacea), Findhorn Hinterland
Female linnet (Linaria cannabina) on the top of a small branch of a young Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Findhorn Hinterland
Planthopper (Muirodelphax aubei), Findhorn Hinterland
Female dance fly (Hilara scrobiculata) (Empididae) on the flower of a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Findhorn Hinterland
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on a fence post, Findhorn Hinterland
Pied-winged robberfly (Pamponerus germanicus)
Male fly (Pegomya deprimata) (Anthomyiidae) on a flower of a sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa), Findhorn Hinterland
Shepherd’s cress (Teesdalia nudicaulis) in flower in the dune heath, Findhorn Hinterland
Brittlestem fungi (Psathyrella flexispora) on sand, Findhorn Hinterland
More information on the bioversity of the Hinterland is contained in the following links:
- Biodiversity Findings Aug-Sept 2026
- Summary FHT Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) 2026-31
- Detailed FHT LBAP 2026-31
- FHT Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) 2020-2025
- FHT LBAP 2020-2025, Appendices 1-4
- FHT LBAP 2020-2025, Appendix 5
- Lichen Survey 2008
- Hinterland Biodiversity
- Hinterland Beetle Survey 2025
- Hinterland Hazel (FHT Newsletter Spring 2021)
- Fungi on the Hinterland (FHT Newsletter Autumn/winter 2021)
- Bird Species of the Hinterland, Park and Bay (FHT Newsletter Winter 21/Spring 22)
- The Importance of dead wood in the forest (FHT Newsletter Spring 22)
- Moth Trapping at Findhorn (FHT Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2023)
- Spiders on the Land (FHT Newsletter Winter/Spring 23)
- Exploring the Wonderful world of Lichens (FHT Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2023)
- True Bugs Survey (FHT Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2023)
- Mosses
- Red squirrels
ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION NEWS
News from the land – September 2026
A (half) day in the life of the Hinterland land steward If you tend to spend your days sitting in an office, enjoy this reminder that there are other ways to spend your life. Here’s a beautiful account of a morning in the life of Kajedo Wanderer, FHT’s land steward....
The Hinterland’s first Bird Survey
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...
Stories from the Land : Summer Solstice 2026
‘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 howls in a...