Facilities

 

 

 

Our Facilities

The Findhorn Hinterland Trust has a number of facilities that are available to be hired or booked.  For more details including rates, please contact our Land Steward.

Findhorn Hinterland Community Social Acitivites, Ecovillage, Moray

Hinterland Shelter

An outdoor classroom and meeting place for activities that are thoughtful, reflective, nature-based and supportive of education in sustainability and personal growth.

Findhorn Hinterland Ecovillage wild camping pitches for hire

Camping Pads

Eleven wild camping pitches situated on the northern edge of Wilkies Wood overlooking the gorse and dunes with access to a compost toilet and sheltered firepit. Each pad is set up for maximum privacy.

Findhorn Hinterland Education, Ecovillage, Moray

Outdoor Learning Space

A three-sided building situated atop the Edible Woodland Garden, with simple cooking facilities, that can be used for education, workshops, social gatherings and more.

Findhorn Hinterland Community Social Acitivites, Ecovillage, Moray

Woodland Garden

A small piece of degenerate woodland, which has been transformed using forest gardening design and methods to replicate the layers of mature woodland systems to grow plants for the community that are useful and/or edible.

Findhorn Hinterland Ecovillage Outdoor Learning SpaceFindhorn Hinterland Ecovillage Shepherds Hut  for committed long or short-term volunteers

Shepherds Hut

Simple accommodation made from an old office building a small wood stove, a single bed, storage and a two-burner gas stove for cooking.  Primarily for committed long or short-term volunteers, although other shorter work exchange opportunities are possible.

LATEST NEWS

Meet the team: Laura Shreenan

Meet the team: Laura Shreenan

A big part of the Hinterland Trust’s work is our Green Burial Ground in Wilkies Wood, right next to the Park, and Laura is a key person in the Green Burials team. The site was created when a severe storm felled a large area of trees, and now it’s a space for around...

Lichen spotting – at 50 miles

Lichen spotting – at 50 miles

Rare lichens, remote research and AI habitat mapping – how new technologies are making conservation more efficient. Ecologist James Bunyan is closely examining a small patch of lichen on the dunes just outside Findhorn. That’s remarkable for two reasons: first, that...

Chair’s Report – Winter/ Spring 2025

Chair’s Report – Winter/ Spring 2025

It seems a long time since our winter gathering event at the Woodland Shelter, when a good crowd coalesced around the fire collecting Christmas trees, and the other event around that time, when Santa Claus was once again installed in the Conservation Hub as part of...