Freedom of Information Request - Glen Prosen
Date: 22 October 2025
Our ref: SIR181918/A5532660
Information Request – Glen Prosen
Your Request
1/ How much did it cost to undertake the Baseline Ecological Surveys of FLS Glen Prosen for birds and mammals?
2/ Who conducted the surveys of bird and mammal species at FLS Glen Prosen? Please provide names of ecologists as well as their company/org name.
3/ Who from RSPB Scotland assisted the bird and mammal species surveys at FLS Glen Prosen? Please provide names of ecologists involved.
Our Response
Question 1
We do not hold this information. This means that EIRs Regulation 10(4)(a) (Information not held) applies to your request for the information.
We suggest you contact Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). FOI requests can be submitted to them through their FOI email address or their Freedom of Information website.
Question 2
Following a search of the information we hold our response is below. We have withheld names because releasing personal data into the public domain in response to an access to information request would breach the Data Protection Act 2018. We are therefore withholding the information under 11(2) (Personal Data) of the EIRs.
• Raptor Vantage Point (VP) Flight Activity Surveys – Caledonia Conservation
• Black Grouse – FLS
• Breeding bird surveys – Caledonia Conservation
• High altitude Dotteral and Ptarmigan surveys - Caledonia Conservation
• Two-year RSPB Baseline Bird Surveys – RSPB
• Two-year RSPB Wader Surveys - RSPB
• Golden Eagle Topographical (GET) Model – FLS
• Bats Activity Monitoring – Caledonia Conservation
• Bat Habitat Assessment - Caledonia Conservation
• Mountain Hare Survey – FLS
• Fixed Point photography – FLS
• Drone Photogrammetry survey – Metsa
• Water vole survey – Caledonian Conservation
Question 3
We do not provide personal data in response to an access to information request as this would breach the Data Protection Act 2018. We are therefore withholding the information under 11(2) (Personal Data) of the EIRs.
How We Handled Your Request
We believe you have asked for environmental information as defined in the Environmental Information (Scotland Regulations 2004 (‘the EIRs’), so we are dealing with your request under those regulations. To be able to use the EIRs, we must apply an exemption under section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (‘FOISA’). The Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance recommends that public authorities apply this exemption to environmental information and handle request under the EIRs.
If you would like to find out more about the access to information legislation, there is a guidance booklet available on the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.
Review and Appeal
I hope this information meets your requirements, but if you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your information request, please write to us within 40 working days explaining your concerns. You can contact us at Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW or email us at [email protected]. We will carry out a review of our response and contact you with our findings within 20 working days.
If you are not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer,
NatureScot
