East Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Meden?
Monitoring has recorded 19 species across 13 surveyed sites on this water, between 1991 and 2025. 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.
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta9 siteslatest 2 Jun 2016
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus9 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus9 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio8 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- BullheadCottus gobio7 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus7 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla7 siteslatest 5 Sept 2019
- PerchPerca fluviatilis7 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus6 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- BarbelBarbus barbus6 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- PikeEsox lucius5 siteslatest 14 Aug 2023
- Common breamAbramis brama3 siteslatest 19 May 2011
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula3 siteslatest 5 Sept 2019
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- BleakAlburnus alburnus1 sitelatest 17 May 2016
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 3 Jun 2010
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus1 sitelatest 23 May 2013
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius1 sitelatest 24 Sept 2025
Surveyed sites on this water
13 shown, newest survey first
Bothamsall
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 24 Sept 2025
Littlewood (Northfield Plantation)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 2 Jun 2016
Pleasley Village
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 2 Jun 2016
US Pleasley Vale
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 2 Jun 2016
The Carrs
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 13 May 2014
Perlethorpe Gauging Weir
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 23 May 2013
DS Bothamsall (DS Pre-barrage)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 26 Jun 2012
US Pre-barrage (DS Bothamsall)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 26 Jun 2012
Hammerwater Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 20 May 2011
Meden Vale
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 3 Jun 2010
Thoresby
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 27 May 2009
Budby
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 20 Jun 2006
Church Warsop
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 8 Jul 2003
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