Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
River Wansbeck at Bothel Castle Stepping Stones
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.
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
- 30 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 15
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 30 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 15
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 30 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 14
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 30 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 12
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 2 Oct 2006
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 11
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar- First record
- 30 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 10
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 26 Sept 2008
- Latest record
- 22 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 6
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 30 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 16 Jun 2025
- Survey events
- 9
Lamprey sp.
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 1 Jul 2019
- Latest record
- 16 Jun 2025
- Survey events
- 3
European elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 22 Jul 2015
- Latest record
- 22 Jul 2015
- Survey events
- 1
River lamprey > ammocoete
Lampetra fluviatilis- First record
- 2 Aug 2009
- Latest record
- 24 Jul 2013
- Survey events
- 2
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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