Completely agree with all previous posts. We don't even go down there in the summer as its too distressing. The staff in the visitor building are despairing and too nice to want to confront the public and it is a skilled job to negotiate with the hard core 'I've always done this' type.
The ball is in CCW's hands:it requires the presence of the full time paid staff to step up and support their summer staff on the sand and draw in interested people to help guard and talk to the public at the plover nesting area. In the US we were controlled on reserves by uniformed volunteers who were helpful but firm on the rules and the reasons for the rules were well publicised;doesn't cost as much as some dubious artworks sprouting on our reserves but was effective.
Why don't we compose a letter to CCW and offer to help next breeding season?
These blogs should be forwarded to the staff concerned so that are aware that there are people on their side.
Meanwhile on Cors Caron the lack of any supervision at week-ends and holidays means that dog-walkers are making their own rules i.e put the dog on the lead when you meet someone on the boardwalk-admirably considerate-but then let it run amok in the ponds because they look 'empty'.
Last laugh to the hobby who sat in a tree not 25m from the boardwalk and watched over it all!