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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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

Badgers on the Hinterland

Badgers on the Hinterland

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...

Chair’s Report – Winter/Spring 2026.

Chair’s Report – Winter/Spring 2026.

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...