Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Withybed Bottom
Solent and South Downs · 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
- 5 Dec 2002
- Latest record
- 17 Jul 2025
- Survey events
- 13
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 5 Dec 2002
- Latest record
- 17 Jul 2025
- Survey events
- 12
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 21 Aug 2007
- Latest record
- 17 Jul 2025
- Survey events
- 11
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 21 Aug 2007
- Latest record
- 17 Jul 2025
- Survey events
- 7
Brook lamprey ammocoetes
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 17 Jul 2025
- Latest record
- 17 Jul 2025
- Survey events
- 1
Brook lamprey
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 25 Aug 2011
- Latest record
- 3 Jul 2023
- Survey events
- 6
Lamprey sp. ammocoetes
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 11 Jul 2017
- Latest record
- 11 Jul 2017
- Survey events
- 1
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 21 Aug 2007
- Latest record
- 21 Aug 2007
- Survey events
- 1
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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