Rewilding group seeks views on returning white storks to London

An urban rewilding group is seeking the public's views on the potential return of white storks to London, as part of a project to see if the birds could make a home in the capital.

- Jane Clinton

White storks could once be seen flying in Britain's skies and building their huge nests on roofs and buildings, but they disappeared centuries ago as a breeding bird as a result of hunting and habitat loss.

Now Citizen Zoo, an organisation specialising in community-led urban rewilding, is conducting an appraisal on making London a "white stork-friendly city" and will include habitat mapping, contacting boroughs across the capital to gauge their response and surveying the public about the birds.