Knepp Wildland Foundation
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
Catalysing nature recovery across Sussex and beyond.
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Follow Knepp's rewilding journey @kneppwilding.bsky.social
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Hello Bluesky! We’re the Knepp Wildland Foundation, committed to nature restoration.
Building on the groundbreaking work at the Knepp Estate, we lead transformative projects including Weald to Waves, Wild Futures, The White Stork Project, and Adur River Recovery.
#Nature #Conservation #Wildlife
Building on the groundbreaking work at the Knepp Estate, we lead transformative projects including Weald to Waves, Wild Futures, The White Stork Project, and Adur River Recovery.
#Nature #Conservation #Wildlife
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The NFTS and @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social are excited to share a selection of short films made by NFTS students on their latest trip to the pioneering rewilding project.
Introducing...Trials of a Dung Fly by Lulu Wood
More films coming soon! Read more: nfts.co.uk/article/nfts...
Introducing...Trials of a Dung Fly by Lulu Wood
More films coming soon! Read more: nfts.co.uk/article/nfts...
NFTS x Knepp | Trials of a Dung Fly
YouTube video by The National Film & Television School
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July 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The NFTS and @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social are excited to share a selection of short films made by NFTS students on their latest trip to the pioneering rewilding project.
Introducing...Trials of a Dung Fly by Lulu Wood
More films coming soon! Read more: nfts.co.uk/article/nfts...
Introducing...Trials of a Dung Fly by Lulu Wood
More films coming soon! Read more: nfts.co.uk/article/nfts...
Painted lady numbers are set to soar this summer.
When Knepp started rewilding creeping thistle grew in metre-high thickets. However, painted ladies arrived in force, laying eggs on the plants. Their caterpillars fed on the leaves, naturally balancing creeping thistle numbers.
📷 David Phillips
When Knepp started rewilding creeping thistle grew in metre-high thickets. However, painted ladies arrived in force, laying eggs on the plants. Their caterpillars fed on the leaves, naturally balancing creeping thistle numbers.
📷 David Phillips
June 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Painted lady numbers are set to soar this summer.
When Knepp started rewilding creeping thistle grew in metre-high thickets. However, painted ladies arrived in force, laying eggs on the plants. Their caterpillars fed on the leaves, naturally balancing creeping thistle numbers.
📷 David Phillips
When Knepp started rewilding creeping thistle grew in metre-high thickets. However, painted ladies arrived in force, laying eggs on the plants. Their caterpillars fed on the leaves, naturally balancing creeping thistle numbers.
📷 David Phillips
We make movements powerful by believing in them. No one does that better than our young people. We are proud to be working with the next generation of young leaders, across Sussex and beyond.
June 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We make movements powerful by believing in them. No one does that better than our young people. We are proud to be working with the next generation of young leaders, across Sussex and beyond.
Knepp storks were the stars of Countryfile this week, showcasing their welcome return to Sussex.
White storks are one of only two UK bird species whose adults don't call. Instead, they communicate through bill clattering. Pairs clatter to strengthen bonds and to deter predators.
📷 Gary Franklin
White storks are one of only two UK bird species whose adults don't call. Instead, they communicate through bill clattering. Pairs clatter to strengthen bonds and to deter predators.
📷 Gary Franklin
May 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Knepp storks were the stars of Countryfile this week, showcasing their welcome return to Sussex.
White storks are one of only two UK bird species whose adults don't call. Instead, they communicate through bill clattering. Pairs clatter to strengthen bonds and to deter predators.
📷 Gary Franklin
White storks are one of only two UK bird species whose adults don't call. Instead, they communicate through bill clattering. Pairs clatter to strengthen bonds and to deter predators.
📷 Gary Franklin
Our Young Guides have explored wild journeys this year.
As we prepare to welcome our second cohort, we are catching up with our very first group.
Each of our Young Guides has found their own niche, from the White Stork Project and Wild Futures to the Adur River Recovery Project.
As we prepare to welcome our second cohort, we are catching up with our very first group.
Each of our Young Guides has found their own niche, from the White Stork Project and Wild Futures to the Adur River Recovery Project.
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Our Young Guides have explored wild journeys this year.
As we prepare to welcome our second cohort, we are catching up with our very first group.
Each of our Young Guides has found their own niche, from the White Stork Project and Wild Futures to the Adur River Recovery Project.
As we prepare to welcome our second cohort, we are catching up with our very first group.
Each of our Young Guides has found their own niche, from the White Stork Project and Wild Futures to the Adur River Recovery Project.
At Knepp, sunny days bring a buzz—literally. Ecologists Matt and Fleur found so many bees this morning they were hard to count.
After two decades of rewilding, the landscape teems with life: deadwood and bare earth offer nesting spots, and no pesticides mean nature keeps balance.
📷Dr Tanya Pennell
After two decades of rewilding, the landscape teems with life: deadwood and bare earth offer nesting spots, and no pesticides mean nature keeps balance.
📷Dr Tanya Pennell
May 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
At Knepp, sunny days bring a buzz—literally. Ecologists Matt and Fleur found so many bees this morning they were hard to count.
After two decades of rewilding, the landscape teems with life: deadwood and bare earth offer nesting spots, and no pesticides mean nature keeps balance.
📷Dr Tanya Pennell
After two decades of rewilding, the landscape teems with life: deadwood and bare earth offer nesting spots, and no pesticides mean nature keeps balance.
📷Dr Tanya Pennell
Wake up at Knepp and step straight into the wild. If you're a young ecologist, this is your chance to gain hands-on field skills where rewilding is unfolding beneath your feet.
We're partnering with @opwall.bsky.social for summer residentials.
Visit their website to learn more and book your place.
We're partnering with @opwall.bsky.social for summer residentials.
Visit their website to learn more and book your place.
May 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Wake up at Knepp and step straight into the wild. If you're a young ecologist, this is your chance to gain hands-on field skills where rewilding is unfolding beneath your feet.
We're partnering with @opwall.bsky.social for summer residentials.
Visit their website to learn more and book your place.
We're partnering with @opwall.bsky.social for summer residentials.
Visit their website to learn more and book your place.
To lead the way in nature recovery, we need to know where we stand.
The Adur River Recovery project is working with farmers and land managers across the catchment to build a blueprint for large-scale landscape restoration.
Understanding its living foundations helps us restore it and guide others.
The Adur River Recovery project is working with farmers and land managers across the catchment to build a blueprint for large-scale landscape restoration.
Understanding its living foundations helps us restore it and guide others.
May 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
To lead the way in nature recovery, we need to know where we stand.
The Adur River Recovery project is working with farmers and land managers across the catchment to build a blueprint for large-scale landscape restoration.
Understanding its living foundations helps us restore it and guide others.
The Adur River Recovery project is working with farmers and land managers across the catchment to build a blueprint for large-scale landscape restoration.
Understanding its living foundations helps us restore it and guide others.
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For the first time, a pair of blue tits are nesting at the base of Ania and Bartek’s nest at @kneppwilding.bsky.social!
White stork nests are enormous and can become mini ecosystems, hosting a range of small bird species. Providing shelter and an insect-rich environment!
📷 Volunteer Colette
White stork nests are enormous and can become mini ecosystems, hosting a range of small bird species. Providing shelter and an insect-rich environment!
📷 Volunteer Colette
May 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
For the first time, a pair of blue tits are nesting at the base of Ania and Bartek’s nest at @kneppwilding.bsky.social!
White stork nests are enormous and can become mini ecosystems, hosting a range of small bird species. Providing shelter and an insect-rich environment!
📷 Volunteer Colette
White stork nests are enormous and can become mini ecosystems, hosting a range of small bird species. Providing shelter and an insect-rich environment!
📷 Volunteer Colette
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Isabella Tree and Angela Harding win Book of the Year: Children's Non-Fiction (supported by The Week Jr Science + Nature) for Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back (Macmillan Children's Books) 🤩
“This will stand the test of time”, pronounced one judge #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
“This will stand the test of time”, pronounced one judge #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
May 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Isabella Tree and Angela Harding win Book of the Year: Children's Non-Fiction (supported by The Week Jr Science + Nature) for Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back (Macmillan Children's Books) 🤩
“This will stand the test of time”, pronounced one judge #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
“This will stand the test of time”, pronounced one judge #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
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Spirits soared at the White Stork and Nature Revival Festival!
Thank you to everyone who came and filled the day with energy, optimism and connection. Moments like these show what’s possible when we come together for wildlife!
#StorkNatureFest2025 #Wildlifecelebration
Thank you to everyone who came and filled the day with energy, optimism and connection. Moments like these show what’s possible when we come together for wildlife!
#StorkNatureFest2025 #Wildlifecelebration
May 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Spirits soared at the White Stork and Nature Revival Festival!
Thank you to everyone who came and filled the day with energy, optimism and connection. Moments like these show what’s possible when we come together for wildlife!
#StorkNatureFest2025 #Wildlifecelebration
Thank you to everyone who came and filled the day with energy, optimism and connection. Moments like these show what’s possible when we come together for wildlife!
#StorkNatureFest2025 #Wildlifecelebration
This Bank Holiday crowds flocked to Storrington to celebrate the return of white storks to our skies and the growing movement for community-led nature recovery!
We marked a proud milestone: Knepp and Storrington becoming the UK’s members of the European Stork Village Network.
We marked a proud milestone: Knepp and Storrington becoming the UK’s members of the European Stork Village Network.
May 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This Bank Holiday crowds flocked to Storrington to celebrate the return of white storks to our skies and the growing movement for community-led nature recovery!
We marked a proud milestone: Knepp and Storrington becoming the UK’s members of the European Stork Village Network.
We marked a proud milestone: Knepp and Storrington becoming the UK’s members of the European Stork Village Network.
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To mark World Bee Day on 20 May, we’re hosting a webinar to celebrate the role of the UK’s 22 million gardens in nature recovery.
Join us and the University of Sussex’s Buzz Club, to learn how even the smallest outdoor space can support nature. Book via the link in bio.
Join us and the University of Sussex’s Buzz Club, to learn how even the smallest outdoor space can support nature. Book via the link in bio.
May 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
To mark World Bee Day on 20 May, we’re hosting a webinar to celebrate the role of the UK’s 22 million gardens in nature recovery.
Join us and the University of Sussex’s Buzz Club, to learn how even the smallest outdoor space can support nature. Book via the link in bio.
Join us and the University of Sussex’s Buzz Club, to learn how even the smallest outdoor space can support nature. Book via the link in bio.
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Weald to Waves are proud to support the #GreatUKWaterBlitz, sending water testing kits to citizen scientists in Kingston parish and the Greenhavens network. With over 3,800 WaterBlitz surveys submitted from 25-28 April, we’re excited to help build a clearer picture of water quality across the UK.
April 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Weald to Waves are proud to support the #GreatUKWaterBlitz, sending water testing kits to citizen scientists in Kingston parish and the Greenhavens network. With over 3,800 WaterBlitz surveys submitted from 25-28 April, we’re excited to help build a clearer picture of water quality across the UK.
At Knepp spring woods bloom differently.
In the rewilded ecosystem, bluebells are part of a wildflower patchwork; a sign of disturbance by large herbivores. Tamworth pigs mimic wild boar, disturbing soil where a host of plant species thrive. Instead of a bluebell carpet, the woodlands form a quilt.
In the rewilded ecosystem, bluebells are part of a wildflower patchwork; a sign of disturbance by large herbivores. Tamworth pigs mimic wild boar, disturbing soil where a host of plant species thrive. Instead of a bluebell carpet, the woodlands form a quilt.
April 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
At Knepp spring woods bloom differently.
In the rewilded ecosystem, bluebells are part of a wildflower patchwork; a sign of disturbance by large herbivores. Tamworth pigs mimic wild boar, disturbing soil where a host of plant species thrive. Instead of a bluebell carpet, the woodlands form a quilt.
In the rewilded ecosystem, bluebells are part of a wildflower patchwork; a sign of disturbance by large herbivores. Tamworth pigs mimic wild boar, disturbing soil where a host of plant species thrive. Instead of a bluebell carpet, the woodlands form a quilt.
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Huge thanks for your incredible support, we raised a whopping £77,070 in @biggiveorg #GreenMatchFund! 💚
This provides satellite tagging, hosts school visits, unlocks research & maintains livestreaming for the Project. You've made a real impact — thank you!
#WhiteStorkProject #Rewilding
This provides satellite tagging, hosts school visits, unlocks research & maintains livestreaming for the Project. You've made a real impact — thank you!
#WhiteStorkProject #Rewilding
April 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Huge thanks for your incredible support, we raised a whopping £77,070 in @biggiveorg #GreenMatchFund! 💚
This provides satellite tagging, hosts school visits, unlocks research & maintains livestreaming for the Project. You've made a real impact — thank you!
#WhiteStorkProject #Rewilding
This provides satellite tagging, hosts school visits, unlocks research & maintains livestreaming for the Project. You've made a real impact — thank you!
#WhiteStorkProject #Rewilding
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New podcast episode!
Penny Green meets with Laura Vaughan-Hirsch of the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social and they talk all things storks - including about the 1st Storrington White Stork and Nature Revival Festival.
Listen: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod...
📷 Gary Franklin
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
Penny Green meets with Laura Vaughan-Hirsch of the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social and they talk all things storks - including about the 1st Storrington White Stork and Nature Revival Festival.
Listen: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod...
📷 Gary Franklin
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
New podcast episode!
Penny Green meets with Laura Vaughan-Hirsch of the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social and they talk all things storks - including about the 1st Storrington White Stork and Nature Revival Festival.
Listen: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod...
📷 Gary Franklin
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
Penny Green meets with Laura Vaughan-Hirsch of the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social and they talk all things storks - including about the 1st Storrington White Stork and Nature Revival Festival.
Listen: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod...
📷 Gary Franklin
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
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The campaign is now live!
From now until 29 April, your donation to the White Stork Project will be doubled via @biggiveorg.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for education, livestreams & stork tracking.
Donate via the link in bio.
#GreenMatchFund #WhiteStorkProject #EarthDay
From now until 29 April, your donation to the White Stork Project will be doubled via @biggiveorg.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for education, livestreams & stork tracking.
Donate via the link in bio.
#GreenMatchFund #WhiteStorkProject #EarthDay
April 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The campaign is now live!
From now until 29 April, your donation to the White Stork Project will be doubled via @biggiveorg.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for education, livestreams & stork tracking.
Donate via the link in bio.
#GreenMatchFund #WhiteStorkProject #EarthDay
From now until 29 April, your donation to the White Stork Project will be doubled via @biggiveorg.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for education, livestreams & stork tracking.
Donate via the link in bio.
#GreenMatchFund #WhiteStorkProject #EarthDay
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Double your impact!
From 22–29 April, every donation to the White Stork Project will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for conservation, education, youth engagement & stork tracking!
Find out more: tinyurl.com/45hx6478
From 22–29 April, every donation to the White Stork Project will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for conservation, education, youth engagement & stork tracking!
Find out more: tinyurl.com/45hx6478
April 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Double your impact!
From 22–29 April, every donation to the White Stork Project will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for conservation, education, youth engagement & stork tracking!
Find out more: tinyurl.com/45hx6478
From 22–29 April, every donation to the White Stork Project will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund.
Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for conservation, education, youth engagement & stork tracking!
Find out more: tinyurl.com/45hx6478
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Hatching at @kneppwilding.bsky.social has started! 🐣
Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick.
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick.
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hatching at @kneppwilding.bsky.social has started! 🐣
Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick.
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick.
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
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Ania and Bartek are sitting tight on 4 eggs that are due to hatch any day now! Any guesses when?🤞🪺
We're keeping a close eye on their progress on the live cam, keep up to date with them on our YouTube channel (link in bio)
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
We're keeping a close eye on their progress on the live cam, keep up to date with them on our YouTube channel (link in bio)
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ania and Bartek are sitting tight on 4 eggs that are due to hatch any day now! Any guesses when?🤞🪺
We're keeping a close eye on their progress on the live cam, keep up to date with them on our YouTube channel (link in bio)
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
We're keeping a close eye on their progress on the live cam, keep up to date with them on our YouTube channel (link in bio)
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
Calling all Sussex naturalists aged 18-25: join our Wild Futures programme as a Young Guide!
Lead visits at @kneppwilding.bsky.social and engage youth along the @wealdtowaves.bsky.social corridor.
This paid, part-time placement offers training and hands-on experience.
Learn more via link in bio!
Lead visits at @kneppwilding.bsky.social and engage youth along the @wealdtowaves.bsky.social corridor.
This paid, part-time placement offers training and hands-on experience.
Learn more via link in bio!
April 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Calling all Sussex naturalists aged 18-25: join our Wild Futures programme as a Young Guide!
Lead visits at @kneppwilding.bsky.social and engage youth along the @wealdtowaves.bsky.social corridor.
This paid, part-time placement offers training and hands-on experience.
Learn more via link in bio!
Lead visits at @kneppwilding.bsky.social and engage youth along the @wealdtowaves.bsky.social corridor.
This paid, part-time placement offers training and hands-on experience.
Learn more via link in bio!
We’re excited the long-awaited natural history GCSE has been confirmed, inspiring young people to connect with the environment and gain the knowledge to protect it. Our new ‘100-mile classroom’ in the Weald to Waves corridor will bring this learning to life through local nature projects and farms.
March 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We’re excited the long-awaited natural history GCSE has been confirmed, inspiring young people to connect with the environment and gain the knowledge to protect it. Our new ‘100-mile classroom’ in the Weald to Waves corridor will bring this learning to life through local nature projects and farms.
We are delighted to celebrate Storrington and Knepp joining the European Stork Villages Network at the UK's first ever White Stork & Nature Revival Festival!
Come along to this family friendly event hosted by Storrington and Sullington Parish Council to celebrate all things nature.
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Come along to this family friendly event hosted by Storrington and Sullington Parish Council to celebrate all things nature.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We are delighted to celebrate Storrington and Knepp joining the European Stork Villages Network at the UK's first ever White Stork & Nature Revival Festival!
Come along to this family friendly event hosted by Storrington and Sullington Parish Council to celebrate all things nature.
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Come along to this family friendly event hosted by Storrington and Sullington Parish Council to celebrate all things nature.
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We are delighted to announce this happy news that we’ve been incubating! In collaboration with Storrington village & @kneppwilding.bsky.social, the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social has joined the European Stork Village network, the first in the UK, helping to combat habitat loss and boost populations
March 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We are delighted to announce this happy news that we’ve been incubating! In collaboration with Storrington village & @kneppwilding.bsky.social, the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social has joined the European Stork Village network, the first in the UK, helping to combat habitat loss and boost populations