Our Mission
Our aim is to re-establish a wild, breeding population of white storks in the UK. Beloved in Europe, these charismatic birds can thrill and inspire. We hope they will become a symbol of rebirth in the UK, too, encouraging the restoration of our nature, and connecting us with communities across the continent to safeguard habitat and feeding grounds along migration routes.
What we do
Reintroduction
Establishing breeding stork colonies in southern England to build a sustainable population that will, eventually, colonise elsewhere in the UK.
Habitat Restoration
Improving habitat for storks in our landscapes, benefitting wildlife and ecosystems across the board.
Community Engagement
Fostering awareness and understanding of stork conservation through talks, tours, collaborations, celebrations and campaigns.
Scientific Research and Monitoring
Building up scientific knowledge of stork behaviour, feeding, habitat and migration to aid future conservation.
Explore their World
Interactive Flight Map
Follow the journeys of our GPS-tagged storks as they migrate from their nesting sites in the UK to wintering grounds in continental Europe and as far as Morocco.
Live Cam Feed
Dive into the daily lives of a pair of white storks at Knepp through our 24-hour live camera feed. Watch them nest-building, pair-bonding and bill-clattering and – hopefully – bringing up chicks to successfully fledge.
Gallery
Browse our gallery of images and video clips from the White Stork Project, from the arrival of our ‘starter’ birds from Poland to our first successful nest, and those nerve-wracking moments of a fledgling’s first flight.
Latest News
Ringing round-up 2024
How and why we ring project birds, what data is collected and how the ringing season of 2024 unfolded.
Live nest camera: The set-up
Find out about how the live camera on a nest at Knepp was installed.
BBC Future Planet White Stork Project
BBC Future Planet writer Sophie Hardach visited the project in early 2024 and reports on the success so far