“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.
Eh, plenty of new dog owners out there. Someone who wants to be responsible might not know it. Relevant xkcd
My perspective is from the USA. Here you would pretty much have to be willfully ignorant of the leash laws that are near ubiquitous to not know you should have them leashed whether you know why or not.
Is it different in the UK?
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: