West Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Sowe?
Monitoring has recorded 21 species across 14 surveyed sites on this water, between 1993 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.
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula14 siteslatest 27 Aug 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus13 siteslatest 16 Jun 2022
- BullheadCottus gobio10 siteslatest 27 Aug 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio10 siteslatest 27 Aug 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus10 siteslatest 27 Aug 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis10 siteslatest 27 Aug 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla7 siteslatest 16 Jun 2022
- RoachRutilus rutilus7 siteslatest 5 Aug 2014
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus6 siteslatest 10 Jun 2014
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta5 siteslatest 16 Jun 2022
- Common breamAbramis brama3 siteslatest 17 Jun 2003
- PikeEsox lucius3 siteslatest 17 Jun 2003
- TenchTinca tinca3 siteslatest 5 Aug 2014
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius2 siteslatest 14 Aug 2013
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus2 siteslatest 10 Jun 2014
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius1 sitelatest 29 Jul 1998
- BleakAlburnus alburnus1 sitelatest 13 Sept 2016
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 5 Aug 2014
- European eelAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 5 May 2011
- GraylingThymallus thymallus1 sitelatest 5 May 2011
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus1 sitelatest 29 May 2003
Surveyed sites on this water
14 shown, newest survey first
Walsgrave
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 2025
Russells Nurseries
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2022
Baginton Mill By-Pass Channel
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 5 Aug 2014
u/s Bagington Mill Weir
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 5 Aug 2014
Stoneleigh Layby
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 10 Jun 2014
Baginton Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 2013
Rock Spinney, Willenhall
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 17 Jun 2003
Binley Bridge
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 29 May 2003
Henley Rd., Wyken
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 1998
Longford Park
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 1998
Wilsons Lane, Longford
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 1998
Clifford Bridge, Wyken
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 27 Jul 1998
Sowe Bridge, Walsgrave (Smite Brk confl)
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 27 Jul 1998
Ashington Grove Playing Fields
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 8 Jul 1998
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