Rings of Reciprocity – A tree planting initiative activating children’s imagination and sense of stewardship

It’s a muggy summer’s afternoon on a farm in rural Sussex and thirty children and several adults have gathered in a newly-mown circle round a central hearth, surrounded by rings of young trees.

When prompted, little offerings are made, the children are encouraged to come forward with silent or vocalised wishes for the forest they hope these young trees to be a part of.  There is an air of excitement around the circle – these children have been here before .