East Anglia · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Old West River?
Monitoring has recorded 30 species across 10 surveyed sites on this water, between 1988 and 2023. 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.
- BitterlingRhodeus sericeus10 siteslatest 15 Sept 2023
- BleakAlburnus alburnus10 siteslatest 13 Sept 2023
- PerchPerca fluviatilis10 siteslatest 13 Sept 2023
- PikeEsox lucius10 siteslatest 13 Sept 2023
- RoachRutilus rutilus10 siteslatest 15 Sept 2023
- TenchTinca tinca10 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
- Common breamAbramis brama9 siteslatest 7 Sept 2023
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla9 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama9 siteslatest 28 Jul 2014
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus9 siteslatest 15 Sept 2023
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna9 siteslatest 7 Sept 2023
- GudgeonGobio gobio8 siteslatest 13 Sept 2023
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus8 siteslatest 7 Sept 2023
- ZanderSander lucioperca8 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus6 siteslatest 15 Sept 2017
- European eelAnguilla anguilla6 siteslatest 24 Sept 2009
- Spined loachCobitis taenia6 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula5 siteslatest 6 Sept 2023
- BullheadCottus gobio4 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus3 siteslatest 15 Sept 2017
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus3 siteslatest 17 Sept 2009
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus3 siteslatest 30 Sept 2003
- Golden ruddScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 28 Oct 2004
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 12 Oct 2006
- Bleak x roach hybridAlburnus alburnus x Rutilus rutilus1 sitelatest 20 Sept 2004
- Common bream x silver bream hybridAbramis brama x Abramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 8 Jul 1988
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 8 Oct 2003
- Rudd x common bream hybridScardinius erythrophthalmus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 21 Jun 2007
- SmeltOsmerus eperlanus1 sitelatest 22 Nov 1996
Surveyed sites on this water
10 shown, newest survey first
Willow Grange Farm
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 15 Sept 2023
Stretham Old Engine
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 22
- Latest survey
- 13 Sept 2023
Smithy Fen Farm
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 7 Sept 2023
Flat Bridge Farm
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 21
- Latest survey
- 6 Sept 2023
Hermitage Marina
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 24
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2023
Australia Farm
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 18 Oct 2006
Ewell Fen
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 12 Oct 2006
Weathersome Common
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 10 Oct 2006
Stretham Ferry Lagoon (No 1)
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 3 Nov 2005
Stretham Ferry Lagoon (No 2)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 3 Nov 2005
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