Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Fordcombe
Kent, South London and East Sussex · 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:2556
- EA waterbody ID
- GB106040018181
- Waterbody
- Medway - main river
- Catchment
- Medway
Dated survey record
- Scope
- freshwater
- Survey events
- 23
- Positive taxa shown
- 19
- Recorded methods
- AC ELECTRIC FISHING · ELECTRIC FISHING · PDC ELECTRIC FISHING
Latest survey within 12 months
Coverage runs from 14 Nov 2001 to 15 Oct 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
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 23
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 22
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 21
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 20
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus- First record
- 15 Aug 2003
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 19
Perch
Perca fluviatilis- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 19
Barbel
Barbus barbus- First record
- 22 Jul 2002
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 18
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 18
Pike
Esox lucius- First record
- 22 Jul 2002
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 17
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 14
Bleak
Alburnus alburnus- First record
- 15 Aug 2003
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 12
Brook lamprey > ammocoete
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Latest record
- 15 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 1
Brook lamprey
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 8 Aug 2023
- Latest record
- 8 Aug 2023
- Survey events
- 1
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus- First record
- 10 Sept 2014
- Latest record
- 24 Oct 2018
- Survey events
- 2
Lampetra sp.
Lampetra- First record
- 24 Oct 2018
- Latest record
- 24 Oct 2018
- Survey events
- 1
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 6 Sept 2017
- Survey events
- 14
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 25 Sept 2013
- Survey events
- 2
Pike varieties
Esox lucius- First record
- 14 Aug 2007
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2007
- Survey events
- 1
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 14 Nov 2001
- Latest record
- 14 Nov 2001
- 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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