Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Below Wansford?
Monitoring has recorded 22 species across 15 surveyed sites on this water, between 1984 and 2024. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
Recorded species
What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- PerchPerca fluviatilis15 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- RoachRutilus rutilus15 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus14 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus14 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- PikeEsox lucius14 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- GudgeonGobio gobio13 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- BleakAlburnus alburnus12 siteslatest 18 Sept 2018
- Common breamAbramis brama12 siteslatest 19 Sept 2018
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla10 siteslatest 19 Sept 2018
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama10 siteslatest 18 Sept 2018
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus9 siteslatest 22 Jun 2015
- TenchTinca tinca9 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna7 siteslatest 21 Jun 2010
- ZanderSander lucioperca6 siteslatest 6 Aug 2003
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus4 siteslatest 17 Jan 2012
- Spined loachCobitis taenia3 siteslatest 21 Jun 2010
- BarbelBarbus barbus2 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 15 Aug 2007
- BullheadCottus gobio1 sitelatest 21 Jun 2010
- European eelAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 18 Sept 2013
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus1 sitelatest 22 Jun 2015
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 16 Jun 2005
Surveyed sites on this water
15 shown, newest survey first
Castor Mill Channel
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 30 Oct 2024
Alwalton Backchannel
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 2018
Wansford Lock Back Channel
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 13 Sept 2018
D/S Wansford Lock
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2015
Stanground Back Channel
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 3 Oct 2013
Ailsworth BC 1
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2013
Ferry Meadows
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2012
Ailsworth
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2010
Ailsworth D/S of BC weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 12 Aug 2009
Ailsworth U/S of BC weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 12 Aug 2009
A47 Wansford
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 8 Jul 2008
Stibbington
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2008
Bedford Gravels
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2001
Peterborough Embankment
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 14 Sept 1989
U/S Milton Ferry
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 1 Aug 1989
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety