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FOI request (FOIR-765226309)
Use of Bird Netting on Council Buildings (Past 5 Years)
Requested Thu 13 November 2025
Responded Mon 15 December 2025Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, covering the past five years (2019–2024) or as many years as data is available:
1.Buildings:
- Number of council-owned/managed buildings with bird netting installed.
2.Bird Deaths & Trapped Birds:
- Number of dead birds found in netting each year.
- Number of birds trapped in netting each year, broken down by species if recorded.
- How many trapped birds were dead vs rescued alive.
- For any birds found alive: what happened to them (e.g., released, taken to vet/rescue, handed to contractor, culled).
3.Inspections & Maintenance:
- How often netting is inspected, repaired or replaced.
- How many reports of trapped birds the council receives each year.
- How often the council checks netting to ensure it is not harming birds.
4.Rationale & Alternatives:
- Reasons for using bird netting on council buildings.
- Whether alternatives were considered, and if so, which.
5.Costs:
- Annual spending on installation, maintenance, and repair of bird netting.
Response
Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.
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