Kent, South London and East Sussex · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Darent - main river?
Monitoring has recorded 27 species across 12 surveyed sites on this water, between 2001 and 2026. 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.
- GudgeonGobio gobio11 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta9 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
- BullheadCottus gobio9 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
- PerchPerca fluviatilis9 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- RoachRutilus rutilus9 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus8 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus8 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- European eelAnguilla anguilla8 siteslatest 6 Jun 2024
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla8 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- PikeEsox lucius8 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula8 siteslatest 6 Jun 2024
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus7 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
- Common breamAbramis brama6 siteslatest 1 Jul 2026
- TenchTinca tinca6 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus4 siteslatest 3 May 2022
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius4 siteslatest 9 Jul 2007
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca4 siteslatest 9 Jul 2007
- BleakAlburnus alburnus3 siteslatest 25 May 2021
- Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss3 siteslatest 6 Jun 2024
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 29 Aug 2006
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 4 May 2017
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 22 May 2014
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius1 sitelatest 11 May 2004
- Chub x bleak hybridLeuciscus cephalus x Alburnus alburnus1 sitelatest 15 Sept 2010
- Common carp x crucian carp hybridCyprinus carpio x Carassius carassius1 sitelatest 30 Apr 2019
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 27 Sept 2006
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 21 Apr 2022
Surveyed sites on this water
12 shown, newest survey first
Hawley Hall
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 1 Jul 2026
Lullingstone
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 10 Jun 2026
Horton Kirby
- Survey events
- 19
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 14 May 2026
Twitton Brook
- Survey events
- 15
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 6 Jun 2024
Dartford Park
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 4 Jun 2024
Preston Farm
- Survey events
- 16
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 25 May 2024
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 22 May 2024
Sundridge
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 3 May 2022
Quebec House Car Park Westerham
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 28 Apr 2022
Park Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 May 2017
Acacia Hall
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 28 Aug 2009
Westerham
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 2006
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