Cumbria and Lancashire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Derwent (Cumbria and Lancashire)?
Monitoring has recorded 16 species across 38 surveyed sites on this water, between 2002 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 trutta32 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar25 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla23 siteslatest 7 Jul 2023
- European eelAnguilla anguilla16 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula14 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
- BullheadCottus gobio13 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae13 siteslatest 14 Jul 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus13 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus11 siteslatest 3 Jul 2023
- European elversAnguilla anguilla9 siteslatest 7 Jul 2023
- GraylingThymallus thymallus8 siteslatest 14 Jul 2025
- River lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra fluviatilis3 siteslatest 31 Jul 2013
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra2 siteslatest 16 Aug 2017
- PerchPerca fluviatilis2 siteslatest 11 Jul 2025
- River lampreyLampetra fluviatilis1 sitelatest 9 Oct 2012
- RoachRutilus rutilus1 sitelatest 26 Jul 2004
Surveyed sites on this water
38 shown, newest survey first
River Derwent at Blackhall Mill
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Clockburn
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Ebchester
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Rowlands Gill
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Allensford
- Survey events
- 15
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Cricket Club
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Shotley Bridge
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2025
Hisehope Burn
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Crooked Oak
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Eddy's Bridge
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2025
River Derwent at Ruffside Picnic Site
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2025
Wharnley Burn at Wharnley Burn bridge
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2025
Isel Hall, Blumer Beck, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 1 Jul 2025
Dubwath Beck, Wythop Beck
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2023
Coal Beck, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2023
Applethwaite Gill, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 6 Jul 2023
River Derwent at Hag Hill
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 18 Aug 2017
Dene Burn 1
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2017
Dene Burn 2
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2017
River Derwent at Lintzford
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2017
Blumer Bridge, Blumer Beck
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2017
River Derwent at Ebchester Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 26 Sept 2015
River Derwent DS Camerton Church
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2014
US Footbridge, top barrier, Brockle Beck
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 2009
DS footbridge at top barrier, Brockle Bec
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 2009
Springs Frm US bridge and barrier
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 2009
Springs Frm, DS barrier, Brockle Beck
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 2009
National Trust Office, Brockle Beck
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 2009
River Derwent at Blanchland
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 13 Sept 2009
Opp Gate into field, Mill Stream
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 24 Jun 2008
From Footbridge, Mill Stream
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 24 Jun 2008
River Derwent at Rowlands Gill Caravan Park
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 14 Oct 2005
US of Barkhouse Weir, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2004
At Isel, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2004
At Fitz Dam Stream, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2004
At Great Broughton, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2004
US of Seaton, River Derwent
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2004
High Stock Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2002
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