What we do
The Findhorn Hinterland Trust is a member-led not-for-profit that owns and manages 50 hectares of sand dunes and woodland land on the Findhorn peninsula (‘the hinterland’) to the east of the Findhorn village and north of the Findhorn Ecovillage community. The FHT’s Purpose is to promote ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and improvement; EDUCATE the local community and wider public; encourage COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT and to provide RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. The FHT also owns and manages a small Green (natural) Burial ground situated within the Findhorn Hinterland.
We invite you to become a member, you will support our work and receive a regular (quarterly) newsletter keeping you up to date with what’s happening on the land.
Community Development
Conservation
Education
Recreational Facilities
Green Burial
LATEST NEWS
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...
News from the land – August 2025
Our Land Manager, Kajedo Wanderer, shares news of a Vision Quest held recently in the Hinterland, and the importance of being still and listening to the land. ‘Be still, and listen’ – a mantra of sage advice from the co-founder of our community, Eileen Caddy. Easier...


