Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Potwell Ford
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.
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 15 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 12 Aug 2016
- Survey events
- 5
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 15 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 12 Aug 2016
- Survey events
- 5
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 15 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 12 Aug 2016
- Survey events
- 4
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 15 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 12 Aug 2016
- Survey events
- 4
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 12 Aug 2016
- Latest record
- 12 Aug 2016
- Survey events
- 1
Golden goldfish
Carassius auratus- First record
- 1 Sept 2004
- Latest record
- 1 Sept 2004
- 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