Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Ford Bridge, Milverton (Se-03)
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.
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:8466
- EA waterbody ID
- GB108052015510
- Waterbody
- Hillfarrance Brook
- Catchment
- Somerset Area
Dated survey record
- Scope
- freshwater
- Survey events
- 6
- Positive taxa shown
- 9
- Recorded methods
- ELECTRIC FISHING · PDC ELECTRIC FISHING
Latest survey about 5 years ago
Coverage runs from 28 Aug 2001 to 16 Sept 2021. 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 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Survey events
- 6
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 28 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Survey events
- 6
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 29 May 2014
- Latest record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Survey events
- 3
Lamprey sp. ammocoetes
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 29 May 2014
- Latest record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Survey events
- 3
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Latest record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Survey events
- 1
Lamprey sp. > ammocoete
Petromyzontidae- First record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Latest record
- 16 Sept 2021
- Survey events
- 1
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar- First record
- 29 May 2014
- Latest record
- 29 May 2014
- Survey events
- 1
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 28 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 10 May 2007
- Survey events
- 3
Brook lamprey
Lampetra planeri- First record
- 28 Aug 2001
- Latest record
- 14 Apr 2003
- 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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