West Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Arrow (West Midlands)?
Monitoring has recorded 25 species across 25 surveyed sites on this water, between 1980 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.
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus20 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus20 siteslatest 20 May 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla19 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio19 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus19 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis19 siteslatest 20 May 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula18 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus17 siteslatest 17 May 2022
- BullheadCottus gobio14 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- PikeEsox lucius14 siteslatest 17 May 2022
- Common breamAbramis brama13 siteslatest 10 May 2022
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus13 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta10 siteslatest 21 May 2025
- BarbelBarbus barbus7 siteslatest 4 Jun 2019
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio7 siteslatest 14 Jul 2004
- European eelAnguilla anguilla7 siteslatest 15 Jul 2016
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus5 siteslatest 18 Jul 2003
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius4 siteslatest 17 Jul 2002
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 26 Jul 2016
- TenchTinca tinca3 siteslatest 4 Aug 2016
- BleakAlburnus alburnus2 siteslatest 21 Jul 2016
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 21 May 2012
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius1 sitelatest 26 May 2022
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 22 Aug 1996
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 7 Aug 2018
Surveyed sites on this water
25 shown, newest survey first
Alcester playing fields
- Survey events
- 17
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 21 May 2025
Ipsley
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 20 May 2025
Spernal d/s WRW
- Survey events
- 16
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 20 May 2025
Salford Priors
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 26 May 2022
Arrow Valley Park
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 4 Jun 2019
Arrow Mill Fish Pass
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 18 Jul 2013
D/S Arrow Mill Weir (Fish Pass)
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 18 Jun 2013
u/s Arrow Mill Weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 21 May 2012
Coughton Ford
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 12 Jul 2006
Studley
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2004
Old Birmingham Rd. Alvechurch
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 1998
U/S WRW, Lodge Farm, Alvechurch
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 11 Jun 1997
Washford
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 22 May 1997
Oversley Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 1996
Arrow Valley Park,50 u/s and d/s Batchley Brook co
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 1996
d/s WRW Cocot House, Grange Lane, Alvechurch
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 1996
Ipsley d/s Arrow Valley Lake
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 1996
Washford site 8 (d/s end of site)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 1996
Washford site 8 (u/s end of site)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 1996
d/s outfall Oversley Green Works
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 20 Jul 1995
Wixford
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 18 Jul 1995
Salford Priors d/s site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 12 Sept 1991
Arrow Valley Park,50m d/s Batchley Brook confl
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 10 Jul 1991
d/s Coughton Ford
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 16 Sept 1986
Spernal Ash
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 11 Aug 1981
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