News
FHT Green Burial – Achievements and Changes
Will Russell has been involved in our green burial site from the very start, which was April 2007 when Katherine Inglis became our first burial. Three years later he officially took on the role of Green Burial Coordinator for the Findhorn Hinterland Group by which...
FHT and Equal Adventure Start Working Together
Plans for Restorative Activity Days with Families and Individuals with Complex Needs For 30 years, Equal Adventure, a Grantown on Spey based charity, has challenged perceptions of inclusion and disability through positive asset-based approaches to outdoor activity and...
Conservation Hub Nearing Completion
At last the Findhorn Hinterland Trust Conservation Hub nears completion. The roof is on and our trees have been turned into planks and beams ready to be made into the floor and walls. It’s been a long and often tough journey from inception some 4 years ago. We were...
Conservation Hub Blessing
Update from the building process On Monday the 11th of October we set a milestone in the building of the Conservation Hub – the physical base for the Findhorn Hinterland Trust. The first timber frame was lifted and the building was blessed with many hands making the...
A bee’s view of life at the Findhorn Apiary – November 2021
In the previous report you read about the life of one of my great aunts inside the hive and how she progressed to be a forager, collecting nectar to produce honey. Well, since then our colony has been very busy foraging and building up our food supplies for winter. We...
News from the land – Autumn 2021
The trees are late in putting on their autumn colours, however these last few days the birches started to look glorious in their yellow golden foliage. I love the autumn! The colours in the trees, the woodsmoke in the air, the rich damp smells of the earth, the daily...
FHT Green Burial Restructuring – An Invitation to Join the Team
It has become clear that it is time to restructure the Green Burial side of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust and in particular the Funeral Co-ordination role. To this end the trust would like to announce opportunities to join their team as part of the Wilkies Wood Green...
FHT Weeklong Retreat – A Participant’s Feedback
By Jen Stout I conjured up so many reasons not to go to the Hinterland retreat. I didn’t have time. I hate camping. I needed, badly, a holiday - not a challenge. Biting insects bring me out in huge sores, and I’ve a skin condition that makes even a few days without a...
Conservation Hub Progress – September 2021
Good news - we have finally broken ground and put in the foundations of this much needed new physical base for the FHT on the edge of Wilkies Wood! This has only been possible by securing a good part of the funding for this £20k project. So far about £9000 has been...