I think its good that theres a sign when you first arive that says theres skylark and there is a path to walk through but some people might not know skylarks are protected and that walking through the long grass on the sides would be disturbance when they start nesting Exspeacially if there’s people that havnt been there before and not everyone is going to look at the unobvious sign that says there’s skylark cause it just goes through what birds you find there and not everyone who visits will necessarily be birdwatchers and some might come just to walk they’re dog or meet up with people and have a chat and walk around Or enjoy the views
At one of the other commons there is a fence around the part of the grass where the skylark nest in the ground and a sign that says caution skylark nesting I think that there could be more awareness like the other commons even though it is famous skylark that doesn’t mean everyone who visits knows it’s famous for skylark or are aware there ground nesters. Since it’s a AONB site a protected area and SSI I think it could do with a sign like the other commons around the time of year they start displaying and nesting
You wont hear and see them when you first arive cause they arnt usualy in the grass on that part of the common but normally halfway to the top on both sides of the path in the long grass so I think there should be a caution skylark nesting sign at thst part during breeding season so that people dont acidently disturb them without being aware of it
