Cumbria and Lancashire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Petteril?
Monitoring has recorded 14 species across 21 surveyed sites on this water, between 1975 and 2026. 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 trutta21 siteslatest 13 May 2026
- European eelAnguilla anguilla17 siteslatest 22 May 2018
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla9 siteslatest 13 May 2026
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar8 siteslatest 13 May 2026
- European elversAnguilla anguilla8 siteslatest 20 Jun 2024
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae6 siteslatest 30 Apr 2013
- BullheadCottus gobio5 siteslatest 18 Jun 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula5 siteslatest 20 Jun 2024
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus4 siteslatest 14 Jun 2022
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus3 siteslatest 23 May 2022
- GraylingThymallus thymallus3 siteslatest 4 Jul 2018
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra2 siteslatest 14 Jun 2022
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2 siteslatest 20 Jun 2024
- TenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 6 Jul 2004
Surveyed sites on this water
21 shown, newest survey first
120m DS footbridge, Melbourne Park
- Survey events
- 15
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 13 May 2026
Newton Reigny, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 20 Jun 2024
Southwaite, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 20 Jun 2024
Golden Fleece, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 20 Jun 2024
Greystoke Sewage Works, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 18 Jun 2024
Little Blencow, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 19
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 18 Jun 2024
Brockleymoor, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 18
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 18 Jun 2024
yrd DS footbridge, Melbourne Park
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2018
Greystoke Gill, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 21 Jul 2010
Melbourne Park DS fish pass
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 24 Apr 2008
Behind Carlisle Utd Ground
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 29 Mar 2004
River Petteril - Stoneyholme Golf Course
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 26 Mar 2003
Kettleside, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 4 Sept 1980
Upperby, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 4 Sept 1980
High Oaks, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 3 Sept 1980
Wreay, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 3 Sept 1980
Barrow Mill, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 28 Aug 1980
Barrock Park, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 1980
DS Newton Reigny STW, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 20 Aug 1980
US Storch Bridge, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 21 May 1975
DS Laithes Bridge, River Petteril
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 20 May 1975
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