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BBC News
24-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Knepp: Baby storks born at UK's first 'European Stork Village'
An estate south of Horsham, West Sussex, has become the UK's first 'European Stork Village' as 12 baby birds are born, according to biologist Laura Vaughan-Hirsch, leader of the White Stork chicks are being raised in four ground nests, overseen by Knepp Wilding as part of the nests have been built by non-flying stork parents, who were injured in the wild, rescued by Warsaw Zoo and quarantined at Cotswold Wildlife Park and babies are being "protected in a predator-proof but open-topped pen" where "the young will be free to fly free" and other storks can visit them, said the White Stork Project. Ms Vaughan-Hirsch, who leads the project for Knepp Wildland Foundation, says efforts began in 2016 as part of a wider stork reintroduction project in southern bird species became extinct in the UK more than 600 years ago, with humans disturbing their habitat and causing their numbers to the arrival of the new hatchlings follows nine chicks who fledged from Knepp in 2024."Amazingly, some migrated all the way to Morocco," said a White Stork Project spokesperson."It's proof that even with a different start to life, these young storks are full of the same instinct to explore and journey." 'Their individuality shines through' The project says some mature nests can reach over 1.8 metres (5ft 11in) tall and 2m (6ft 7in) wide."Storks are opportunistic in their nesting choices, making use of whatever is most convenient in their environment," said Becca Bowie, from the White Stork Project."While all nests serve the same purpose, their individuality shines through, giving each nest its own unique flare."The project says that staff and volunteers are keeping a close eye on the chicks and tracking their progress.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Headlines: 'Bristol Airport row with Cardiff' and 'murder trial collapses'
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories Wales Online's Bristol Airport v Cardiff Airport story has sparked a lot of interest. The story comes after the Welsh government gave Cardiff Airport a subsidy. Bosses at Bristol Airport reportedly said the grant distorts to clean up the River Tone after tests showed poor hygiene for bathers has been published by Somerset Cotswold Wildlife Park has been named the UK's best zoo for the second year in a row, according Gloucestershire Live. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media The partner of Mike Harper who died during Bristol Half Marathon last year has posted on Reddit saying she "finished the race he couldn't". She says Mike – who was 26 - collapsed 200 metres from the finish line from an undiagnosed heart lots of people have been commenting on Swindon Borough Council's post about a new specialist early years centre for children with special educational needs is opening in June in Bristol ARC says it took in 17 animals on Thursday, the highest in a single day this year – and bosses are asking for support.
