Alfeld White Stork Nest

The Stork Nest

The camera sits just above a substantial white stork nest built from interwoven branches atop a dedicated platform. White storks (Ciconia ciconia) are famously faithful to their nests, returning to the same site year after year to raise their young, which makes this a window onto an entire breeding cycle.

The Leine Valley Setting

Beyond the nest stretch the Leinewiesen, the open meadows flanking the river Leine. These damp grasslands are classic stork foraging ground, rich in frogs, insects and small mammals, and they explain why this storied bird has chosen Alfeld for generations.

Alfeld (Leine)

The small town of Alfeld lies in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, framed by the gentle wooded ridges of the Leine uplands. It is a quiet corner of central Germany where rural landscape and historic townscape meet.

Watching the Storks

The feed rewards patient viewers with intimate behaviour — bill-clattering greetings, nest repairs, feeding and the slow growth of the chicks. It is a favourite for wildlife and birdwatching enthusiasts following the fortunes of this iconic European species.