Bird Deterrent Netting

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the use of bird deterrent netting on buildings owned, managed, or maintained by the council.

Please provide the following information covering the past five years (from 2019 to 2024), or for as many years within that period as records are available:



1. Number of Buildings

a- The number of council-owned or managed buildings where bird netting is installed (please include current and, if known, past installations within the five-year period).



2. Bird Deaths and Entanglements

a- The number of dead birds found in bird netting each year.

b- The number of birds found trapped or entangled in bird netting each year, broken down by species if recorded.

c- Of those found trapped, how many were found dead and how many were rescued alive.

d- For any birds found alive, please state what happened to them (e.g., released on site, taken to a vet, taken to a wildlife rescue, handed to a pest control contractor, or culled).



3. Monitoring and Maintenance

a- How often the bird netting is inspected.

b- How often the netting is repaired or replaced.

c- How many reports the council receives each year of trapped birds in its netting.

d- How often the council checks that bird netting is not causing harm to birds and that it remains in good repair.



4. Rationale and Alternatives

a- The reasons the council uses bird netting on its buildings.

b- Whether alternatives to bird netting were considered before installation (and if so, what alternatives were assessed).



5. Financial Information

a- The total amount spent by the council on bird netting installation, maintenance, and repair for each of the past five years.



Please provide the information in an electronic format (such as an Excel spreadsheet, Word document, or PDF).

If any part of this request is unclear or likely to exceed cost limits, please contact me so that I can refine or narrow the request.
 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. Number of Buildings

a- We do not record this information but would estimate it to be about 12.

2. Bird Deaths and Entanglements

a-We do not record this data but would estimate based on experience that the number is less than 5

b- All have been pigeons

c- All would be dead

d – Not applicable

3. a- As part of site checks it is inspected from the ground

b- When reported as damaged so can't identify frequency

c - Approx 1-a year at most

d.Visual checks from the ground are carried out. Pest Control contractors will carry this out.

4. Rationale and Alternatives

a- is used in very few occasions when there is no other option to deter pigeons usually

b- All options are considered

5. Financial Information

a- This information is not recorded