The White Stork Project at Knepp Estate in West Sussex has successfully reintroduced storks to England after a 600-year absence. Since starting the project, the population of storks has grown, with 53 chicks fledging in this latest season. The innovative approach of incorporating non-flying storks rescued from Poland into a secure environment has bolstered the wild stork population, allowing for a hopeful recolonization across England. Co-founder Isabella Tree expressed amazement at the speed of their success, marking it as a historic milestone in avian conservation efforts.
The project's been an amazing success we've been astonished how quickly it's all happened. We've not had white storks breeding here for at least 600 years.
This is a real milestone. The last recorded nest we think was successful was on St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh in 1416.
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