West Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Swilgate?
Monitoring has recorded 24 species across 8 surveyed sites on this water, between 1976 and 2024. 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.
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus8 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla7 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- RoachRutilus rutilus7 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus6 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- GudgeonGobio gobio6 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus5 siteslatest 8 Sept 2016
- European elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 7 Sept 2021
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula5 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- BleakAlburnus alburnus4 siteslatest 9 Aug 2022
- BullheadCottus gobio4 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- PerchPerca fluviatilis4 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- European eelAnguilla anguilla3 siteslatest 9 Aug 2022
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus3 siteslatest 7 Sept 2021
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus3 siteslatest 9 Aug 2022
- PikeEsox lucius3 siteslatest 23 Aug 2024
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar2 siteslatest 7 Sept 2021
- BarbelBarbus barbus2 siteslatest 8 Aug 2014
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta2 siteslatest 8 Aug 2014
- European glass eelsAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 7 Sept 2021
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius2 siteslatest 8 Sept 2016
- Golden goldfishCarassius auratus1 sitelatest 14 May 2009
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus1 sitelatest 8 Aug 2014
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 11 Jun 2004
- TenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 8 Aug 2014
Surveyed sites on this water
8 shown, newest survey first
Rails Meadow
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2024
Prior's Park
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 8 Sept 2016
D/s of weir (tidal)
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 8 Aug 2014
Elmstone Hardwicke
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 May 2014
Tredington
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 7 May 2014
Tredington House
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 30 Sept 2005
Gander Lane
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 21 Oct 1998
Manor Farm Industrial Estate
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 21 Oct 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