Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
D/S Wighton Bridge
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.
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
- 18 Apr 1988
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 12
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 18 Apr 1988
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 12
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 18 Apr 1988
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 12
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 18 Apr 1988
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 11
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 21 Feb 1992
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 10
Brook lamprey ammocoetes
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 15 Oct 2009
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 6
European elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 23 Apr 2014
- Latest record
- 30 Apr 2026
- Survey events
- 3
10-spined stickleback
Pungitius pungitius- First record
- 16 May 2017
- Latest record
- 21 Jun 2023
- Survey events
- 2
River lamprey > ammocoete
Lampetra fluviatilis- First record
- 23 Apr 2014
- Latest record
- 23 Apr 2014
- Survey events
- 1
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 21 Feb 1992
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2009
- Survey events
- 3
Brook lamprey > ammocoete
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 15 Oct 2009
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2009
- Survey events
- 1
Lamprey sp. > ammocoete
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 19 Jun 2008
- Latest record
- 19 Jun 2008
- Survey events
- 1
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 2 May 2007
- Latest record
- 2 May 2007
- Survey events
- 1
Lamprey sp. ammocoetes
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 2 May 2007
- Latest record
- 2 May 2007
- Survey events
- 1
Brook lamprey
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 21 Feb 1992
- Latest record
- 4 May 2000
- Survey events
- 3
Flounder
Platichthys flesus- First record
- 27 Apr 1995
- Latest record
- 27 Apr 1995
- Survey events
- 1
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- 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