Thames · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Ray?
Monitoring has recorded 10 species across 8 surveyed sites on this water, between 2004 and 2022. 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 cephalus8 siteslatest 30 Aug 2022
- GudgeonGobio gobio7 siteslatest 30 Aug 2022
- RoachRutilus rutilus7 siteslatest 30 Aug 2022
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus6 siteslatest 30 Aug 2022
- PerchPerca fluviatilis6 siteslatest 30 Aug 2022
- BleakAlburnus alburnus5 siteslatest 7 May 2014
- PikeEsox lucius5 siteslatest 30 Aug 2022
- Common breamAbramis brama2 siteslatest 21 Apr 2005
- BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 20 Apr 2005
- TenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 8 Jun 2006
Surveyed sites on this water
8 shown, newest survey first
Moredon Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 30 Aug 2022
Sparcells d/s STW
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 29 Apr 2013
Tadpole Bridge
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 29 Apr 2013
Seven Bridges
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 22 Apr 2005
Westmead industrial estate - u/s STW
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 22 Apr 2005
Water Eaton, d/s gauging weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 2005
D/S Swindon STW
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 2004
U/S Swindon STW
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 2004
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