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Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency

River Wear at The Batts

North East · survey site

This page records ecological survey evidence. It is not proof of current fish presence, abundance, fishing quality, access, permission or safety at this location.

17survey events
7 Aug 1997first recorded survey
29 Jun 2023latest recorded survey
10observed taxa shown

Observed taxa

What monitoring recorded here

Taxa are ordered by latest survey date. Counts and records reflect monitoring events, not an angling forecast.

Brown / sea trout

Salmo trutta
First record
7 Aug 1997
Latest record
29 Jun 2023
Survey events
17

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar
First record
7 Aug 1997
Latest record
29 Jun 2023
Survey events
17

Grayling

Thymallus thymallus
First record
12 Jul 2017
Latest record
29 Jun 2023
Survey events
2

Lamprey sp.

Petromyzontidae
First record
29 Jun 2023
Latest record
29 Jun 2023
Survey events
1

Bullhead

Cottus gobio
First record
6 Sept 2001
Latest record
7 Sept 2022
Survey events
13

Stone loach

Barbatula barbatula
First record
7 Aug 1997
Latest record
7 Sept 2022
Survey events
13

Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus
First record
7 Aug 1997
Latest record
7 Sept 2022
Survey events
11

3-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus
First record
12 Jul 2017
Latest record
12 Jul 2017
Survey events
1

European eels > elvers

Anguilla anguilla
First record
21 Jul 2003
Latest record
17 Jul 2014
Survey events
2

European eel

Anguilla anguilla
First record
7 Aug 1997
Latest record
11 Aug 2012
Survey events
4

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Provenance

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