Hertfordshire and North London · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Roding?
Monitoring has recorded 35 species across 30 surveyed sites on this water, between 1990 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.
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus25 siteslatest 30 Sept 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus25 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus21 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- European eelAnguilla anguilla21 siteslatest 3 Nov 2021
- GudgeonGobio gobio20 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus20 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- BullheadCottus gobio19 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- PikeEsox lucius19 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- PerchPerca fluviatilis18 siteslatest 8 Aug 2024
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius17 siteslatest 15 Aug 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula17 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus14 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla12 siteslatest 23 Apr 2026
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius6 siteslatest 10 Sept 2021
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta5 siteslatest 30 Sept 2025
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus5 siteslatest 23 Jul 2024
- TenchTinca tinca4 siteslatest 11 Apr 2019
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 11 Apr 2019
- Common breamAbramis brama3 siteslatest 20 Sept 2002
- European elversAnguilla anguilla3 siteslatest 8 Aug 2018
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 23 Aug 2018
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca3 siteslatest 24 May 1992
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 11 Apr 2019
- Rudd varietiesScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 22 Jun 2010
- BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 23 Nov 2004
- BleakAlburnus alburnus1 sitelatest 15 Aug 2023
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 23 Jul 2024
- European glass eelsAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 13 Sept 2006
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus1 sitelatest 10 Sept 2021
- Goby sp.Gobiidae1 sitelatest 30 Jul 1993
- Right sided flatfish sp.Pleuronectidae1 sitelatest 14 Jul 2009
- Sea bassDicentrarchus labrax1 sitelatest 30 Jul 1993
- SmeltOsmerus eperlanus1 sitelatest 30 Jul 1993
- SpratSprattus sprattus1 sitelatest 30 Jul 1993
- Thick lipped grey mulletChelon labrosus1 sitelatest 30 Jul 1993
Surveyed sites on this water
30 shown, newest survey first
Abridge Village Hall
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 23 Apr 2026
Mayes Brook
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 Apr 2026
Maynards
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 30 Sept 2025
Waples Mill
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 2025
Littlebury Mill
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 22 Oct 2024
Roding Valley Nature Reserve
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 8 Aug 2024
High Ongar (Ongar Bridge)
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 6 Aug 2024
Ilford Golf Course
- Survey events
- 15
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 23 Jul 2024
Crowther Nurseries
- Survey events
- 16
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2024
Great Canfield brown trout investigation
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 12 Jun 2024
Gang Bridge
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 15 Oct 2021
Nether Street
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 10 Sept 2021
Luxborough Lane
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 8 Sept 2016
Passingford Bridge
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 31 Jul 2014
Aythorpe Roding
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 28 Sept 2007
Great Canfield
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2007
Little Canfield
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2007
Abridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 6 Sept 2006
Redbridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2006
Wanstead Park
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 8 Nov 2005
Mount Loops
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 2003
Loughton
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 6 Sept 2002
Fyfield
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 2 Mar 1999
Barking Creek - Mayes Brook confluence
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 1993
Barking Creek - A13 road bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 13 Jul 1993
Barking Creek - Six gates pool
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 13 Jul 1993
Barking Creek - Six gates pool L/H D/S
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 13 Jul 1993
Barking Creek - Six gates sluice to Bark. slipway
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 1 Jul 1993
Piggotts Farm M11 section
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 6 May 1992
Leaden Roding
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 16 Mar 1990
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