“When birds see a dog, they see a predator.”

Naturalist Chris Packham is pleading with dog owners to keep their pets on a lead during bird breeding season.

The BBC Springwatch presenter told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that when a dog disturbs a bird on the nest it an abandon its eggs.

  • galmuth@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    Yeah, it’s pretty different in the UK. Different towns, different parks, and different areas of parks, can all have their own rules.

    Take this confusing sign for example which caught lots of dog walkers out: