'Estorchestone' Gets Its Mojo Back

Storrington, in West Sussex, used to be known as 'Estorchestone', the 'place of the storks'. More than 600 years ago, however, these birds were eliminated from the area. Starting in 2016,White storks were reintroduced to Storrington/Knepp Wildland Estate. This location has now been designated the UK's first 'European stork village'. This expanding West Sussex colony, migrates to Morocco for the winter, before returning to breed (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/17/storrington-in-west-sussex-named-uk-first-european-stork-village). This popular reintroduction seems to be a model for other schemes. Storks, however, are relatively easy. They aren't linked to activities like predation (except of ornamental fish in garden ponds) or to major environmental re-engineering, like beavers.