North East · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Allen (East & West)?
Monitoring has recorded 7 species across 33 surveyed sites on this water, between 1995 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 trutta33 siteslatest 3 Jul 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla7 siteslatest 3 Sept 2019
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula7 siteslatest 3 Jul 2025
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar5 siteslatest 3 Jul 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla4 siteslatest 3 Jul 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2 siteslatest 4 Sept 2023
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae1 sitelatest 10 Aug 2022
Surveyed sites on this water
33 shown, newest survey first
River east Allen at Catton Bridge
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 3 Jul 2025
River Allen at Ridley Hall
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2024
Mohope Burn
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 9 Sept 2023
Blaeberry Burn
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 2023
Carrs Burn
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 2023
Kingswood Burn
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 2023
River West Allen at Corryhill
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 2023
Oakeydene Burn
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 30 Aug 2023
East Allen at Peasmeadows
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 29 Aug 2023
Knockshield Burn
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 29 Aug 2023
Swinhope Burn at Burnmouth
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 29 Aug 2023
Barney crag downstream
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 8 Sept 2019
Barney crag upstream
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 3 Sept 2019
Mohope Burn New Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 3 Sept 2019
West Allen at ninebanks
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 3 Sept 2019
River East Allen at Sinderhope
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 24 Jul 2014
Church Burn 2
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Jul 2014
River West Allen at Black Cleugh
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2011
Mohope Burn 2
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 8 Oct 2006
River East Allen at Allenheads 1
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 26 Sept 2005
Sipton Burn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 26 Sept 2005
River Allen at Plankey Mill
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 12 Sept 2005
Church Burn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 7 Sept 2005
Blaeberry Burn 2
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 31 Aug 2005
Byerhope Burn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 31 Aug 2005
River East Allen at Tedham
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 30 Aug 2005
River east Allen at Wide Eals
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 30 Aug 2005
Middlehope Burn Slaghill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 11 Aug 2005
Whitewalls Burn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 11 Aug 2005
River West Allen at Parmentley Hall
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 8 Aug 2005
River East Allen at Allenheads 3
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 19 Jul 1997
River East Allen at Allenheads 2
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 19 Jul 1996
River East Allen at Allenheads 4
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 19 Jul 1996
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