Last season finished with a very satisfactory honey harvest. Preparations for the coming season began in the autumn with treating all the hives for varroa mite. This is a small, crab like creature under 1mm across but to a bee it is enormous. It latches on to the bees and sucks out its juices and […]
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FHT and Timber for the New Sanctuary
Storm Arwen was devastating in terms of windblown trees in our woodland but it also created opportunities. The logs that were large enough have been gathered at the east end of our woods and funding found through generous donations from the Hygeia Foundation and a supportive community member to convert these to timber that will […]
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Conservation Hub Completion
The 19th February marked a significant event in terms of the work of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust – the completion of our new and beautiful physical base for our conservation and educational work created from trees from our woodland. It is a symbol of our long-term commitment to the land we are custodians of and […]
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FHT Chair’s Roundup – November 2021 to March 2022
Although dealing with storm damage, finishing the building of the Conservation Hub and enabling the production of wood for the new sanctuary have dominated the Trust’s work this quarter, there have also been a whole host of noteworthy activities that have been going on in parallel. To tell you the truth the organisation has been […]
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FHT Partnership with Equal Adventure
Providing opportunities to get individuals that are physically challenged out onto our special land that we live next to is what this partnership is all about. It is progressing with planned Findhorn Friday events set for the end of March. To prepare for this development, Rowan Morgan one of the EA staff based in Grantown, […]
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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 time six burials had taken place and seventeen lairs had […]
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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 expeditions, as well as scientific and educational fieldwork. We are excited to be working with The Findhorn […]
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FHT Chair’s Roundup – April and May 2022
Spring energy, longer days and milder weather has helped inspire more people to be out on the land and much activity has been happening to do with the FHT some of which you will find documented in other articles in this newsletter. It is left for me to fill in the gaps and also give […]