North East · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Wansbeck?
Monitoring has recorded 12 species across 35 surveyed sites on this water, between 2001 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.
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula34 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta33 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus30 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla28 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- BullheadCottus gobio23 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- European eelAnguilla anguilla18 siteslatest 16 Jun 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus14 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae13 siteslatest 16 Jun 2025
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar10 siteslatest 22 Jun 2026
- River lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra fluviatilis7 siteslatest 24 Jul 2013
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra6 siteslatest 3 Jul 2017
- European elversAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 22 Jul 2015
Surveyed sites on this water
35 shown, newest survey first
River Wansbeck DS of A1
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2026
River Wansbeck at Bothel Castle Stepping Stones
- Survey events
- 15
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2026
Delf Burn
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 2026
River Font at Wood House
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 2026
River Font at Mitford
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2025
River Wansbeck at River Green Mill
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2025
River Wansbeck at Low Angerton Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 21 Jul 2023
River Wansbeck at Middleton Mill
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 21 Jul 2023
Hart Burn at Garden House
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2023
River Wansbeck at Dean House
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2023
River Wansbeck at Wallington Hall Bridge
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2023
River Wansbeck at West Whelpington Village
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2023
Swilder Burn
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 14 Jul 2023
Hart Burn at Rothley Lodge
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 13 Jul 2023
Hart burn at Hartington
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 13 Jul 2023
River Font at Newton Mill
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2023
Ewesley Burn at Netherwitton
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 6 Jul 2023
Fallow Lees Burn at Gallows Hill
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 6 Jul 2023
River Font at Caravan Park
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 6 Jul 2023
River Font at Newpark Wood
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 6 Jul 2023
River Font at Shelley
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 7 Jun 2023
River Wansbeck at Stanners
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 2019
River Font at Healey Mill
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2017
River Font at Nunnykirk
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2017
Ray Burn at Gooses Nest
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2016
River Wansbeck US of A1
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 22 Jul 2015
River Wansbeck at East Mill
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 22 Jul 2015
River Wansbeck at Highford
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 3 Jul 2014
River Wansbeck at Stobbs Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 3 Jul 2014
River Wansbeck at Mill Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2014
Fence Burn at Santon Fence
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 17 Jun 2011
Bothal Burn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2011
Delf burn at Gallows Hill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2008
River Wansbeck at Lightwater House
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2008
River Wansbeck at Morpeth Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2008
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