Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Downton
Wessex · 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.
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 8 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 5
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 8 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 5
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 8 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 5
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 8 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 5
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 8 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 5
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 6 Sept 2022
- Latest record
- 8 Oct 2025
- Survey events
- 2
Barbel
Barbus barbus- First record
- 19 Aug 2021
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2024
- Survey events
- 2
Perch
Perca fluviatilis- First record
- 14 Aug 2024
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2024
- Survey events
- 1
Pike
Esox lucius- First record
- 14 Aug 2024
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2024
- Survey events
- 1
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 6 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 3
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 6 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 2
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus- First record
- 6 Sept 2022
- Latest record
- 6 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 1
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 8 Aug 2019
- Latest record
- 19 Aug 2021
- 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