On the night of Friday 26th-Saturday 27th November 2021, a major storm, called Storm Arwen by meteorologists, hit the east coast of Scotland with very strong winds of up to 90 mph. Unusually, the wind direction came from the northeast (most of the country’s stormy weather comes from the southwest) and this resulted in many […]
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Fungi on the Findhorn Hinterland
As part of our work to identify the biodiversity of the Findhorn Hinterland area we commissioned Liz Holden, Scotland’s leading mycologist, to carry out a survey of the fungi that are present on the site. She spent two days on the Hinterland in 2020, at the beginning of September and in mid-October, and then returned […]
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A Sense of Wonder
Magical Images from the Land Captured by Alan Watson-Featherstone Although the land that the Findhorn Hinterland Trust manages is relatively small in area, it is nevertheless rich in its biological diversity. In most cases this does not consist of large and charismatic species (our largest is the roe deer), but instead comprises many beautiful, and often brightly coloured […]
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New Champion for the Edible Woodland Garden
Introducing Draeyk van der Horn Howdy folks! By way of an intro on becoming the Woodland Gardener for the FHT’s Edible Woodland Garden and Outdoor Learning Space, I am pondering where to begin. I could say it was the Fae in my parents’ garden that had me connect with the land and growing as a […]
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The Joys of Helping Out on the Land
Hello! I’m Marta. I first arrived at the Findhorn Ecovillage at the end of August when I attended the Permaculture course, After l left, I found myself drawn back to this beautiful place between the ocean, dunes, the bay and the woods. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been returning some love into the […]
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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 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, […]