If you were to let a dog run around through the heather/undergrowth during the nesting season and it disturbed any ground nesting game birds, would they abandon the nest?
Is this post in response to the New Forest National Park Authorities potential ban/exclusion of dogs from large areas and potentially the whole of the Forest.
Their reason the distubance of ground nesting birds by dogs.
Shame they didn't ban all the badgers, they will systematically work a hedge row taking all the eggs and chicks in a night. They do far more damage than a dog.
Is this post in response to the New Forest National Park Authorities potential ban/exclusion of dogs from large areas and potentially the whole of the Forest.
Nope - it's my brother in law letting his mad spaniel run around my patch!
Due to the fact you mention heather this suggests to me you are talking about moorland, grouse are good parents and would go back to chicks if they could not fly.(provided the spaniel did not damage the chicks)
Pheasants are poor parents and may not collect all the chicks
hope this helps
There is a strong possibility that eggs or chicks will be predated by carrion crows or buzzards in these circumstances. Dogs should be kept under close control ie. on a lead in the nesting season. Please read the Access Code!
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