Sheepwash Lawn
7 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel…
Fish records for anglers
Avon Water
Explore 11 fish species recorded at 7 places along the river from 2001 to 2018.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2018
- Fish species
- 11
- Places surveyed
- 7
- Survey visits
- 9
- Records span
- 2001–2018
Explore the river
See where fish were found
7 of 7 places shown
Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.
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Fish in this river
Species recorded
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo trutta | 7 | 9 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Lampetra planeri | 5 | 7 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Cottus gobio | 5 | 7 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 5 | 7 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 5 | 7 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 5 | 7 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 3 | 3 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 1 | 1 | 10 May 2018 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 5 Sept 2001 |
| Platichthys flesus | 1 | 1 | 5 Sept 2001 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 1 | 1 | 5 Sept 2001 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
d/s Sheepwash Lawn
6 fish species: Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow…
d/s Wootton Bridge
8 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub…
u/s Sheepwash Lawn
6 fish species: Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow…
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Avon Water. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
The map shows past fish records, not fishing access or a promise of what you’ll catch today.
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