Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Polstead Ford
East Anglia · 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:749
- EA waterbody ID
- GB105036040920
- Waterbody
- River Box (Main Reaches)
- Catchment
- Stour Catchment
Dated survey record
- Scope
- freshwater
- Survey events
- 11
- Positive taxa shown
- 13
- Recorded methods
- AC ELECTRIC FISHING · PDC ELECTRIC FISHING
Latest survey about 2 years ago
Coverage runs from 28 Mar 1985 to 7 May 2024. 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.
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 28 Mar 1985
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 11
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus- First record
- 28 Mar 1985
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 11
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 28 Mar 1985
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 11
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 14 Apr 1988
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 9
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 28 Mar 1985
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 9
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 19 May 2006
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 5
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 13 May 1997
- Latest record
- 7 May 2024
- Survey events
- 3
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 28 Mar 1985
- Latest record
- 14 May 2018
- Survey events
- 8
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus- First record
- 14 Apr 1988
- Latest record
- 6 May 2015
- Survey events
- 7
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss- First record
- 6 May 2015
- Latest record
- 6 May 2015
- Survey events
- 1
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus- First record
- 4 May 1994
- Latest record
- 16 May 2012
- Survey events
- 4
Pike
Esox lucius- First record
- 17 Apr 1991
- Latest record
- 4 May 1994
- Survey events
- 2
Roach x rudd hybrid
Rutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus- First record
- 28 Mar 1985
- Latest record
- 4 May 1994
- Survey events
- 2
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
More evidence nearby
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