West Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Tern?
Monitoring has recorded 27 species across 17 surveyed sites on this water, between 1992 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.
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus16 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- RoachRutilus rutilus16 siteslatest 2 Jun 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio15 siteslatest 2 Jun 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus13 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- PerchPerca fluviatilis12 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- European eelAnguilla anguilla11 siteslatest 18 Apr 2023
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta9 siteslatest 2 Jun 2025
- PikeEsox lucius8 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius8 siteslatest 26 Sept 2019
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus7 siteslatest 10 Oct 2023
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus7 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 16 May 2018
- BleakAlburnus alburnus3 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- BullheadCottus gobio3 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- GraylingThymallus thymallus3 siteslatest 8 Dec 2017
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula3 siteslatest 10 Oct 2023
- Common breamAbramis brama2 siteslatest 3 Jun 2024
- Lamprey sp. ammocoetesPetromyzontidae2 siteslatest 17 May 2018
- Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss2 siteslatest 21 Apr 2009
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus2 siteslatest 26 Sept 2019
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar1 sitelatest 16 May 2018
- BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 5 May 2009
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 10 Oct 2023
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra1 sitelatest 25 Sept 2018
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae1 sitelatest 30 Apr 2014
- Lamprey sp. > ammocoetePetromyzontidae1 sitelatest 17 May 2022
Surveyed sites on this water
17 shown, newest survey first
Hall Farm
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 2 Jun 2025
Attingham Park
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 3 Jun 2024
Isombridge Farm fry site
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 10 Oct 2023
Cold Hatton
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 18 Apr 2023
Waters Upton
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 18 Apr 2023
Attingham Fry Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 6 Oct 2022
Botany Bay Attingham Park fry site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 6 Oct 2022
Mire Lake Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2018
Duncote Farm
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 16 May 2018
Attingham sluice gate
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 8 Dec 2017
Stoke on Tern
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 20 Apr 2015
Bearstone Mill
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 30 Apr 2014
Rushmoor
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 19 Apr 2011
Crudgington
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 29 Apr 2009
Market Drayton
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 2009
Peplow
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 17 Apr 2008
Little Bolas
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 27 Apr 1992
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