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Cyprinus carpio · England

Where common [wild] carp has been recorded

Environment Agency surveys have recorded common [wild] carp at 690 sites across 257 waters, between 1980 and 2026. These are monitoring records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, nor that you may fish for it.

Waters

Rivers with the most records

Ordered by how many surveyed sites on each water recorded it. Waters with their own page are linked.

  1. Lincolnshire Lakes91 siteslatest 8 Dec 2009
  2. River Blackwater (East Anglia)17 siteslatest 26 Jul 2013
  3. River Chelmer Lower (C&B Navigation)17 siteslatest 6 Jun 2025
  4. River Chelmer Upper (Main Reaches)12 siteslatest 5 Sept 2016
  5. Lee (Hertfordshire and North London)11 siteslatest 18 Jun 2024
  6. River Colne Lower (East Anglia)9 siteslatest 4 May 2006
  7. Stillwaters9 siteslatest 25 Jan 2017
  8. South Holland Main Drain9 siteslatest 3 Apr 2025
  9. Lake Surveys8 siteslatest 17 Feb 2010
  10. River Stour Middle (East Anglia)8 siteslatest 16 Aug 2006
  11. River Stour Upper (East Anglia)8 siteslatest 20 Sept 2006
  12. Wandle8 siteslatest 26 Jun 2019
  13. Warwickshire Avon8 siteslatest 7 Jul 1998
  14. Manchester7 siteslatest 12 Mar 2009
  15. River Arrow (West Midlands)7 siteslatest 14 Jul 2004
  16. Grand Union Canal6 siteslatest 4 Jun 2013
  17. R.Stour special sites6 siteslatest 17 Nov 2003
  18. River Tame6 siteslatest 3 Jul 2014
  19. Elmhurst Lake5 siteslatest 16 Dec 2002
  20. Holland Brook (Main Reaches)5 siteslatest 4 Nov 2014
  21. Little South Holland Drain5 siteslatest 18 Apr 2019
  22. Mardyke5 siteslatest 2 May 2025
  23. Medina5 siteslatest 16 Jun 2021
  24. Middle Thames (Thames)5 siteslatest 9 Jul 2016
  25. River Kennet5 siteslatest 24 Oct 2018
  26. River Pant (Main Reaches)5 siteslatest 3 Sept 2002
  27. River Wid (Main Reaches)5 siteslatest 2 Jan 2002
  28. US Lark5 siteslatest 18 Feb 2000
  29. Western Rother (Solent and South Downs)5 siteslatest 24 Jun 2019
  30. Above Wansford4 siteslatest 21 Jun 1995
  31. Adur East Arm4 siteslatest 22 Aug 2024
  32. Arun (Solent and South Downs)4 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
  33. Dandy's Lake4 siteslatest 11 Feb 2020
  34. Great Ouse (Bedford to Brampton)4 siteslatest 21 Aug 2015
  35. Ivel4 siteslatest 10 Jun 2016
  36. Main Avon Sites (Wessex)4 siteslatest 23 May 2007
  37. Nar4 siteslatest 18 Mar 2015
  38. Ouzel4 siteslatest 12 Apr 2007
  39. Ramsey River4 siteslatest 23 May 2013
  40. River Cherwell4 siteslatest 5 Jun 2013
  41. River Dearne4 siteslatest 22 Jun 2017
  42. TWARP reaches of the Thames4 siteslatest 3 Jul 2014
  43. Adur West Arm3 siteslatest 15 Apr 2014
  44. Beult3 siteslatest 22 May 2019
  45. Brent3 siteslatest 17 Oct 2023
  46. Colne (Hertfordshire and North London)3 siteslatest 24 Sept 2013
  47. DS Cam3 siteslatest 29 Aug 2013
  48. Flit3 siteslatest 25 Apr 2016
  49. Great Ouse (Newport Pagnell to Bedford)3 siteslatest 3 Sept 2004
  50. Lee Navigation (Hertfordshire and North London)3 siteslatest 29 Aug 2023
  51. Len3 siteslatest 12 Jul 2023
  52. Medway - main river3 siteslatest 14 Sept 2022
  53. Molesey - Teddington3 siteslatest 8 Sept 2014
  54. Old West River3 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
  55. River Blythe3 siteslatest 27 Mar 2003
  56. River Leam3 siteslatest 5 Jun 2007
  57. River Trent (West Midlands)3 siteslatest 31 Aug 2007
  58. River Alne3 siteslatest 2 Jul 2019
  59. River Stour Lower (IoH Stratford to Flatford)3 siteslatest 26 Jun 2003
  60. Roding3 siteslatest 11 Apr 2019
  61. Romney - Old Windsor3 siteslatest 9 Sept 2009
  62. Shepperton - Sunbury3 siteslatest 10 Sept 2015
  63. Stillwater Management3 siteslatest 16 Nov 2016
  64. Sunbury - Molesey3 siteslatest 11 Sept 2012
  65. US Lt Ouse3 siteslatest 24 May 2001
  66. Upper Thames (Thames)3 siteslatest 15 Jul 2019
  67. Wallington3 siteslatest 16 Aug 2001
  68. Willow Brook3 siteslatest 27 Oct 2009
  69. Above Mkt Harborough2 siteslatest 8 May 2014
  70. Above Oundle2 siteslatest 10 Jun 2008
  71. Above Wellingborough2 siteslatest 14 Jul 1993
  72. Beam2 siteslatest 26 Oct 2018
  73. Bell - Penton Hook2 siteslatest 11 Sept 2009
  74. Below Wansford2 siteslatest 15 Aug 2007
  75. Black Ditch2 siteslatest 5 Sept 2005
  76. Blackwater (Solent and South Downs)2 siteslatest 26 Mar 2003
  77. Boveney - Romney2 siteslatest 6 Sept 2016
  78. Bulwell Hall Ponds2 siteslatest 3 Dec 2013
  79. C&B Navigation (Long Pond)2 siteslatest 30 Sept 1998
  80. Cheshire2 siteslatest 28 Jan 2009

Distribution

By ecology region

  • East Anglia195 sites
  • Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire154 sites
  • Thames68 sites
  • Solent and South Downs61 sites
  • West Midlands60 sites
  • Kent, South London and East Sussex48 sites
  • Hertfordshire and North London32 sites
  • Wessex23 sites
  • East Midlands18 sites
  • Yorkshire15 sites
  • Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire11 sites
  • Cumbria and Lancashire3 sites
  • North East1 sites
  • Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly1 sites

Regions are the Environment Agency’s own ecology areas. Survey effort is not even across them, so a higher count can reflect more monitoring rather than more fish.

Provenance

Source and licence

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • Not assertedCurrent presence, abundance, access, permission or fishing quality
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