The centrepiece of our activities is to promote sacred groves anywhere in the British Isles, to care for (at least) one ourselves, and to advance the legal protection of ancient trees, in particular yews.
We are considering three different types of 21st-century Sacred Groves (see below) but what they all have in common is that the trees will be regarded as dignified beings in their own right with no obligation to serve human needs to increase their value. Eventually putting the grove into a trust will legally secure the trees’ well-being beyond our lifetime.
We intend to interfere with nature as little as possible. We will mark the entrance to these groves with a gateway and maybe add a small altar or a standing stone if that feels right. Of course we won’t stop visitors from leaving votive offerings ( candles or coloured ribbons) as a Thank You to Creation.
We have started talks with The Woodland Trust, the Forestry Commission, and other organizations about the various possibilities of co-operation. This may include other projects like Tree Planting Days, Peace Trees, Forest Nurseries for children, and Tree Protection schemes.

The Grove of Silence
We want to re-create the original idea of the grove as a 'natural cathedral'. By removing the architecture, the historical and cultural context of a man-made temple, we speak equally to every human heart and its wish for solitude or recreation or giving thanks to creation in the peace and shelter of listening trees.
This type of grove is a silent place sought by respectful individuals or small groups as a retreat for meditation, contemplation, prayer, or ceremony.

The Grove of Healing
A grove of more mature trees comprising a range of our native species. A brochure or even an info pavilion could provide information about each species’ significance under the headings Ecology, History, Customs and Legends, and Healing Properties. Tourists as well as groups of schoolchildren would be equally welcome.
The 'Healing' represents both the healing properties of the trees and the healing of the split between humans and nature.
This type of site could offer a venue for courses, classes, or events on such subjects as herbal medicine, ecology, or bird watching.

The Grove of Shrines
Since trees have always played a tremendously important role in the cultural and spiritual evolution of many civilizations, we will honour this by inviting representatives from all different faiths and spiritual paths to celebrate the unity of life together. Thus we create a meeting place where the most diverse traditions can meet in peace, tolerance, and creative exchange. This will encourage a variety of ceremonies and earth-healing rituals performed by our various guests. It is a very powerful Peace project and it can demonstrate that it is completely legitimate to give something back to nature (as opposed to just taking), and that it is beautiful to do so together.