Britain’s Charity Commission has approved nonprofit status for a druid organization, marking the country’s first official recognition of the ancient practice as a religion, the BBC and Third Sector Online report.

Four years after rejecting a previous application by the Druid Network, the regulatory panel decided that the nature worship first practiced in the British Isles thousands of years ago meets the criteria to be considered religious activity.

The network was founded in 2003 to educate the public about druidry and facilitate its practice.