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Cyprinus carpio · England

Where common carp varieties has been recorded

Environment Agency surveys have recorded common carp varieties at 136 sites across 81 waters, between 1978 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. Lake Surveys10 siteslatest 6 Feb 2017
  2. Lee (Hertfordshire and North London)8 siteslatest 3 Jul 2025
  3. Lee Navigation (Hertfordshire and North London)6 siteslatest 16 Sept 2025
  4. Middle Thames (Thames)6 siteslatest 25 Jul 2025
  5. TWARP reaches of the Thames5 siteslatest 13 Jul 2024
  6. Flood Relief3 siteslatest 16 Apr 2009
  7. Great Stour - main river3 siteslatest 28 Apr 2010
  8. Medway - main river3 siteslatest 3 Oct 2007
  9. River Trent (West Midlands)3 siteslatest 13 Oct 2009
  10. River Kennet3 siteslatest 22 Oct 2015
  11. South Holland Main Drain3 siteslatest 20 Apr 2016
  12. Brent2 siteslatest 17 Oct 2024
  13. Darent - main river2 siteslatest 29 Aug 2006
  14. Grand Union Canal2 siteslatest 23 Mar 1988
  15. Idle2 siteslatest 18 May 2010
  16. Leen2 siteslatest 11 Sept 1985
  17. Molesey - Teddington2 siteslatest 16 Sept 2019
  18. River Calder2 siteslatest 23 Apr 1985
  19. River Cherwell2 siteslatest 14 Jun 2017
  20. River Don catchment2 siteslatest 20 Jan 2009
  21. River Uck2 siteslatest 14 Jul 2023
  22. Wandle2 siteslatest 1 Oct 2025
  23. Wey Combined2 siteslatest 15 Sept 2019
  24. Wey North2 siteslatest 2 Jul 2008
  25. Above Rockingham1 sitelatest 3 Aug 2006
  26. Adur East Arm1 sitelatest 28 Aug 2002
  27. Beam1 sitelatest 9 Mar 1996
  28. Beane1 sitelatest 9 Oct 2003
  29. Bell - Penton Hook1 sitelatest 30 Jul 2025
  30. Beult1 sitelatest 26 Jun 2006
  31. Blakes Gill1 sitelatest 17 Feb 1998
  32. Bray - Boveney1 sitelatest 29 Jul 2023
  33. Buck Beck1 sitelatest 30 May 2007
  34. Bulbourne1 sitelatest 11 Apr 2011
  35. Cheshire1 sitelatest 1 Oct 2008
  36. Chess1 sitelatest 16 May 2007
  37. Colne (Hertfordshire and North London)1 sitelatest 20 May 2010
  38. Colnebrook1 sitelatest 23 Apr 2010
  39. Cowfold Stream1 sitelatest 14 Jul 1998
  40. Cray1 sitelatest 2 Oct 2007
  41. Cut-Off Channel1 sitelatest 17 Jul 2003
  42. Dour1 sitelatest 12 Sept 2005
  43. Eden1 sitelatest 12 Jul 2006
  44. Ely Ouse1 sitelatest 30 Jul 2009
  45. Great Ouse (Brackley to Newport Pagnell)1 sitelatest 1 May 2009
  46. Herrings Stream1 sitelatest 2 Jul 2002
  47. Honeybridge Stream1 sitelatest 31 Jul 1998
  48. Iron River1 sitelatest 15 Jul 2011
  49. Kent Ditch1 sitelatest 12 Sept 2002
  50. Knepp Castle1 sitelatest 24 Sept 2009
  51. Lower Lee Boomboat Surveys1 sitelatest 13 Oct 2010
  52. Lugg1 sitelatest 10 Sept 2009
  53. Main River Parrett1 sitelatest 8 Aug 2013
  54. Mimram1 sitelatest 4 Sept 2009
  55. Mole - main river (Kent, South London and East Sussex)1 sitelatest 4 Feb 1993
  56. Old West River1 sitelatest 8 Oct 2003
  57. Ouse Tributaries (Kent, South London and East Sussex)1 sitelatest 29 Sept 2009
  58. Penton Hook - Chertsey1 sitelatest 30 Jul 2025
  59. River Cole1 sitelatest 23 Aug 2012
  60. River Dove (West Midlands)1 sitelatest 8 Sept 2009
  61. River Tame1 sitelatest 30 Jun 2008
  62. Rmc1 sitelatest 30 Jun 2007
  63. River Alt1 sitelatest 31 Aug 2005
  64. River Arrow (West Midlands)1 sitelatest 21 May 2012
  65. River Calder catchment1 sitelatest 11 Jan 2008
  66. River Hull1 sitelatest 15 Oct 2007
  67. River Thame1 sitelatest 25 Aug 2009
  68. Rochdale canal1 sitelatest 7 Nov 2011
  69. Roding1 sitelatest 23 Jul 2024
  70. Stillwaters1 sitelatest 7 Dec 2011
  71. Shepperton - Sunbury1 sitelatest 1 Aug 2023
  72. Sunbury - Molesey1 sitelatest 16 Sept 2019
  73. Temple - Marlow1 sitelatest 18 Jul 2024
  74. Turnford Brook1 sitelatest 11 May 2011
  75. Upper Thames (Thames)1 sitelatest 8 Oct 2010
  76. Wallers Haven1 sitelatest 21 Jan 2000
  77. Wantsum1 sitelatest 30 Apr 2026
  78. Warwickshire Avon1 sitelatest 5 May 2016
  79. Wey South1 sitelatest 17 Jun 2014
  80. Willow Brook1 sitelatest 29 May 2012

Distribution

By ecology region

  • Thames31 sites
  • Hertfordshire and North London31 sites
  • Kent, South London and East Sussex19 sites
  • East Anglia14 sites
  • Solent and South Downs10 sites
  • West Midlands9 sites
  • Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire6 sites
  • Yorkshire5 sites
  • East Midlands5 sites
  • Cumbria and Lancashire3 sites
  • Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire2 sites
  • Wessex1 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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