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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

Separate-signal passport

What this record proves — and what it does not.

No blended quality score. Identity, monitoring, freshness, access and rules stay as separate signals so one strong fact cannot hide a missing one.

01 · Identity

Stable monitoring site

AnglerRadar ID
ea-fish-site:10768
EA waterbody ID
GB103024077460
Waterbody
River Wear
Catchment
River Wear
02 · Observed evidence

Dated survey record

Scope
freshwater
Survey events
17
Positive taxa shown
10
Recorded methods
DC ELECTRIC FISHING · ELECTRIC FISHING
03 · Freshness

Latest survey about 3 years ago

Coverage runs from 7 Aug 1997 to 29 Jun 2023. This is historic monitoring, never a live presence or catch forecast.

04 · Trip constraints

Access remains unresolved

The survey carries no fishing-rights boundary, permission, opening status or safety notice. Check the owner, rod licence, current byelaws and conditions separately.

Location protection: AnglerRadar does not print the survey coordinate on this page, and nearby API results use coarsened survey areas rather than exact species-linked points.

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

Rules and access

Check before you travel.

Environment Agency ecology records do not carry fishing-rights boundaries or live restrictions. Confirm the fishery owner, permission, local byelaws, seasonal rules, safety notices and current conditions before setting out.

Check live freshwater fishing rules

Provenance

Source, licence and boundary

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More evidence nearby

Other surveyed waters in North East.

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