News
Chair’s Roundup – September to November 2022
The FHT has been active once again in various ways this season both on the land and within our community. Tools and considerable volunteer time has been spent helping with the site preparations for the new sanctuary rebuild – thank you to all those that took part in...
The Woodland Garden in a Nutshell
The summer of love in the Woodland garden has been a joy and now the harvest is upon us. So it is a good time to look at our annual wonders, from giant heirloom tomatoes (from our wonderful new greenhouse) to squash, courgette, beans and peas, artichokes and corn. The...
FHT Summer Celebration – A Big Thank you to All That Made it Possible
So many people have come up to me to say how much they enjoyed this event that took place in the Green Burial space in Wilkies Wood on the 18th of June. For some it was the ceilidh dancing under the marquee, which was the first bigger event like this for over two...
News from the Land – Summer 2022
As I write this the North-wind has brought a chill in the air and even though the trees are largely still green, it surely feels like the turning of seasons - the beginning of autumn. I am still hoping for a bit of ‘indian summer’, but I have packed the shorts away...
Findhorn Apiary News and Bottling Liquid Gold
A busy season concluded with the annual honey harvest in early September. This is later than for many apiaries, but we are fortunate to have heather blooming on the dunes in August and the bees are able to gather a lovely harvest of nectar. This mixes with the summer...
Forest Bathing Course Success
2nd - 4th June 2022 The Findhorn Hinterland Trust, Nature and Therapy UK and the Findhorn Foundation worked cooperatively to make this training course happen using the FHT Woodland Shelter and woods, FF accommodation at the Park, the Cluny woods and the expertise...
Meet the FHT Team Member – An interview with Jonathan Caddy, FHT Chair
When did you become inspired by Nature? Six of us living in the original caravan here at the Park, Findhorn, from age 6 to 13 years old for me, meant that most of our time as boys was spent outside especially on the land – exploring the bay, playing in the next door...
FHT Biodiversity – Summer Discoveries
With the warmer than normal summer weather we’ve had here at Findhorn this year, it has been an unusual and different season for biodiversity, and especially insects, on the Hinterland area. For example, one of my main insect groups of interest – aphids – have been...
Hinterland Work Parties – The Joy of Discovery
28th May 2022 A party of about 15 volunteers met to spend the morning taking care of the dune habitat. In particular, we were concerned with preserving the lichen population by clearing mainly non-native Lodgepole pine trees. It was great to have Heather Paul with...