Its melody is sweeter than the nightingale’s, yet the elusive woodlark seems destined to delight only a fortunate few.
The woodlark (Lullula arborea) combines a low public profile with a highly rated song, but its name is misleading. Although partial to perching on lofty treetops to sing —sometimes all night long in a warm summer — its usual haunts are heaths and commons. The German name for it, the heidelerche or heather lark, seems more fitting.
Woodlarks…
