FOI002383 FOI Property Services

Please 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.