Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Thirston Burn - Eel site
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.
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 7 Jun 2013
- Latest record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 4
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 28 Jun 2021
- Latest record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 3
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 28 Jun 2021
- Latest record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 3
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 28 Jun 2021
- Latest record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 3
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 28 Jun 2021
- Latest record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 3
Lampetra sp.
Lampetra- First record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Latest record
- 11 Jun 2026
- Survey events
- 1
Lamprey sp.
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 20 Jun 2014
- Latest record
- 20 Jun 2024
- Survey events
- 4
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 28 Jun 2021
- Latest record
- 20 Jun 2024
- Survey events
- 2
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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