Agenda item

Report of the Superintendent of Epping Forest.

Members noted the level of dog-related incidents, recorded on Epping Forest and the Buffer Lands that have been reported to Forest Keepers between December 2013 to November 2014, together with the number of prosecutions and official warning letters for dog-related offences.

There have been 507 reported incidents from 1 December 2013 to 31 November 2014, identical to the overall figure for the same period in 2012/13.  The latest figures confirmed a continuing fall in a range of dog-related incidents, particularly dog attacks on people, other animals and other dogs.  Dog fouling reports have also fallen.  In contrast there has been a further increase of incidents involving dogs not under effective control, which have risen by 25.8% from 310 to 390 incidents.

Received.