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News from the land – November 2025
The old man of Winter is announcing his imminent arrival here in Scotland, says land manager Kajedo Wanderer. Here in the Findhorn Hinterland, temperatures have been close to freezing and the hills have seen their first snow. Most of the leaves from the trees have...
Reforesting Scotland visits the Hinterland
Reforesting Scotland visited the Hinterland for their 2025 Gathering study trip – FHT’s Kajedo Wanderer and Jonathan Caddy gave them an inspiring day at the ecovillage, exploring the highlights of the dunes and woodlands, big and small. By Reforesting Scotland...
Updates from the Green Burial Ground
As the Findhorn Hinterland Trust plans for the Green Burial Ground’s future, it has introduced a two-tier pricing scheme – plus more important updates for lair holders, legacy, and the search for new land. Over the past year Findhorn Hinterland Trust (FHT), as...
Story of the new Peace and Clearing bench
There’s a magnificent new bench in the garden between Cornerstone, where community co-founder Eileen Caddy used to live, and the new Light of Findhorn Sanctuary. It’s not only beautiful, it has a deep purpose. By David Harrison Ever since I watched the film ‘A United...
Biodiversity – what’s new on the land now
A new species of springtail seen for the first time, magnificent and unique fungi, plus a lesson in camouflage from a wolf spider – these are some of the finds in the lens of Alan Watson Featherstone.By Alan Watson FeatherstoneAlthough we’re moving into the more...
Meet the team – Colin Shreenan
Colin Shreenan will be taking over as Chair of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust when Jonathan Caddy steps down in September. Although he’s new to the team, he’s very closely connected to it! We’ll get to know him more fully in time, but for now, meet Colin Shreenan… I...
Chair’s Report – Summer/Autumn 2025
Findhorn Hinterland Trust chair Jonathan Caddy shares news on an extremely busy Summer, as well as some impressive legacies as he steps down as FHT chair in September 2025: It feels strange knowing that this will be the last Chair’s report that I will be writing as I...
Where it began: Nature, Ecology and Biodiversity at Ecovillage Findhorn
From bare dunes and a caravan park to a rich natural treasure – the stories of nature, ecology and biodiversity at Ecovillage Findhorn have now been compiled into one comprehensive feature. By Janet Shaw and Sean Reed The founders of what is now Ecovillage Findhorn...
Dunes research – deep-time glaciers, gorse and a hidden golf course
The Findhorn Dunes are a moving miracle, showcasing nature’s awe-inspiring cycles and telling an epic historical story – from neolithic artefacts, natural disasters in 1694 and 1703, to a 1930s golf course now hidden by time. The signs are all there, if you know how...