FOI request (FOIR-531107183)

Dead Badgers in Old Roar Gill Hastings

Requested Wed 12 July 2023
Responded  Thu 20 July 2023

Residents have reported finding two dead badgers in the Gill at the end of June 2023. The gill has been subject to heavy pollution from leaking water infrastructure in its catchment area.

Southern Water has stated that Hastings Council confirmed that the badger was the victim of roadkill. In a tweet from 'Josh' of Southern Water it was stated:

'I can advise we investigated and it was confirmed by the local council that the badger was hit by a car, we don't deal with roadkill'

There remains a suspicion that the pollution in the gill could be a factor in the deaths of the badgers.

Please supply the following information under EIR:

1. All documents (in any form) including test results, photos, autopsy report held on the investigations carried out on the dead badgers.

2. All correspondence (in any form) between Southern Water and Hastings Borough Council on the dead badgers.

3. All internal correspondence (in any form) within HBC and its agents on the dead badgers.

4. All correspondence (in any form) between HBC and other external bodies on the dead badgers.

Response

1. Information not held

2. Information not held

3. Information not held

4. Hastings Borough Council received reports through its on-line reporting platform about a dead badger near the main road. A report was logged with our contractor on the 22nd June 2023 to remove it. Please see attached report to idverde to remove.

Attachments

• FOIR-531107183_FOIR-531107183_1-FOI531107183_Redacted.pdf