Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Alders Spinney
East Anglia · 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.
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.
Stable monitoring site
- AnglerRadar ID
- ea-fish-site:1494
- EA waterbody ID
- GB105034055881
- Waterbody
- Wensum (central)
- Catchment
- Wensum catchment
Dated survey record
- Scope
- freshwater
- Survey events
- 23
- Positive taxa shown
- 21
- Recorded methods
- ELECTRIC FISHING · PDC ELECTRIC FISHING
Latest survey about 1 year ago
Coverage runs from 22 Jul 1986 to 14 Aug 2025. This is historic monitoring, never a live presence or catch forecast.
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.
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 23
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 23
Pike
Esox lucius- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 23
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 22
Perch
Perca fluviatilis- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 22
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 15 Aug 1990
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 22
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 15 Aug 1990
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 19
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 15 Aug 1990
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 17
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 9
Brook lamprey ammocoetes
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 14 Sept 2009
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2025
- Survey events
- 4
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 8 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 19
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 3 Sept 2003
- Latest record
- 8 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 13
Tench
Tinca tinca- First record
- 5 Sept 2007
- Latest record
- 8 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 4
Common bream
Abramis brama- First record
- 7 Aug 2014
- Latest record
- 6 Aug 2019
- Survey events
- 3
Lamprey sp. > ammocoete
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 20 Sept 2018
- Latest record
- 20 Sept 2018
- Survey events
- 1
Brook lamprey > ammocoete
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 19 Sept 2005
- Latest record
- 29 Sept 2017
- Survey events
- 4
Barbel
Barbus barbus- First record
- 8 Aug 2002
- Latest record
- 13 Sept 2010
- Survey events
- 4
Brook lamprey
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 18 Sept 2008
- Latest record
- 18 Sept 2008
- Survey events
- 1
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 8 Aug 2002
- Latest record
- 19 Sept 2005
- Survey events
- 3
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 8 Aug 2002
- Latest record
- 8 Aug 2002
- Survey events
- 1
Roach x rudd hybrid
Rutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus- First record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Latest record
- 22 Jul 1986
- Survey events
- 1
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 rulesProvenance
Source, licence and boundary
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Terms checked23 Jul 2026
- CoverageHistoric monitoring evidence, separately dated per record
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety
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