@whitestorkproject.bsky.social
A group of private landowners & conservation organisations working together to help white storks return to SE England https://linktr.ee/TheWhiteStorkProject
Species reveal: Grey heron!
Well done to those of you who guessed correctly!🪶
The chicks on the live cam nest had a visitor!
Can you identify the unexpected guest on the branch?🔍
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We are so pleased to announce that with a total of 45 chicks ringed this year @kneppwilding.bsky.social, most have taken their first flights!
Here is the moment the first live cam chick fledged!
Now, this year's chicks are honing their flying skills and preparing to migrate soon.
We are thrilled to have satellite tagged some of the white stork chicks hatched at @kneppwilding.bsky.social this year! Huge thanks to Aldina for your skills and expertise, this will provide us with useful data, helping us to understand their migration and movements.
15.07.2025 17:54 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The live cam chicks at @kneppwilding.bsky.social are getting ready to fledge– flapping, stretching, and testing their wings!
The oldest is 60 days old, so fledging could happen any moment now.
Their first flight is always a thrill so tune in live on YouTube and don't miss it! 🎥
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12 healthy chicks are growing in 4 ground nests at Knepp!
Their non-flying parents were rescued from injuries in the wild & now thrive in a safe pen where their young can fly free. Last year’s chicks flew to Morocco—proof of wild instinct.
Huge thanks to Kevin for managing our camera traps!
Exciting times, as our ground nesting white stork eggs are starting to hatch!
These birds were originally rescued from injuries in the wild by Warsaw Zoo
& form our non-flying stork population @kneppwilding.bsky.social
Last year, 9 chicks hatched on the ground & this years are just arriving!
For the first time, a pair of blue tits are nesting at the base of Ania and Bartek’s nest at @kneppwilding.bsky.social!
White stork nests are enormous and can become mini ecosystems, hosting a range of small bird species. Providing shelter and an insect-rich environment!
📷 Volunteer Colette
How the white storks came back... and why it matters...
Read the blog by our lead ecologist Matt Phelps, @mostlyscarce.bsky.social
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Live cam update!
The chicks are nearly a month old and they can be left for short periods of time.
Here one of the parents brings some dung back to the nest, then delivers breakfast for the chicks.
Watch live on our YouTube channel!
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Spirits soared at the White Stork and Nature Revival Festival!
Thank you to everyone who came and filled the day with energy, optimism and connection. Moments like these show what’s possible when we come together for wildlife!
#StorkNatureFest2025 #Wildlifecelebration
This Bank Holiday crowds flocked to Storrington to celebrate the return of white storks to our skies and the growing movement for community-led nature recovery!
We marked a proud milestone: Knepp and Storrington becoming the UK’s members of the European Stork Village Network.
Live cam chick update!
The 3 chicks are developing well, eating lots and moving around more. They're growing fast and mastering their bill clatter!
Ania and Bartek have been working hard to keep them well-fed and protected.
Keep up to date with the livestream action on our YouTube🎥
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Huge thanks for your incredible support, we raised a whopping £77,070 in @biggiveorg #GreenMatchFund! 💚
This provides satellite tagging, hosts school visits, unlocks research & maintains livestreaming for the Project. You've made a real impact — thank you!
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White Stork and Nature Revival Festival- 5th May 2025!
We are thrilled to host the Bernardi Music Group in the evening concert. Don't miss out on the magical music inspired by rewilding at @kneppwilding.bsky.social and more bird inspired pieces!
Tickets here: bernardimusicgroup.com/event/the-wh...
New podcast episode!
Penny Green meets with Laura Vaughan-Hirsch of the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social and they talk all things storks - including about the 1st Storrington White Stork and Nature Revival Festival.
Listen: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod...
📷 Gary Franklin
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The campaign is now live!
From now until 29 April, your donation to the White Stork Project will be doubled via @biggiveorg.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for education, livestreams & stork tracking.
Donate via the link in bio.
#GreenMatchFund #WhiteStorkProject #EarthDay
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Double your impact!
From 22–29 April, every donation to the White Stork Project will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for conservation, education, youth engagement & stork tracking!
Find out more: tinyurl.com/45hx6478
It's a spectacular spring for blackthorn at Knepp. See this footage of our snorks nesting amidst it.
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Hatching at @kneppwilding.bsky.social has started! 🐣
Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick.
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Thank you so much, the binoculars are brilliant and have been put to good use already! They’ll be so helpful throughout the season with our visiting school groups!
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We are thrilled to announce that we've teamed up with the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social by providing binoculars for their educational safaris which engage children and young people with nature recovery and species reintroductions by taking them around key sites like the pioneering Knepp Estate 🌳🦋🌸
11.04.2025 12:14 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0Ania and Bartek are sitting tight on 4 eggs that are due to hatch any day now! Any guesses when?🤞🪺
We're keeping a close eye on their progress on the live cam, keep up to date with them on our YouTube channel (link in bio)
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Exciting news! 5 of our project storks have returned from migration this spring! Thanks to sighting reports, camera traps & our volunteers, we’ve tracked their journeys across Europe. Read more in our latest blog on our website & huge thanks to all who’ve helped us learn about these amazing birds! 🪶
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