Fish records for anglers

Thornton Beck

Explore 11 fish species recorded at 4 places along the river from 2005 to 2015.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2015
Fish species
11
Places surveyed
4
Survey visits
7
Records span
2005–2015

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See where fish were found

4 of 4 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Salmo trutta478 Sept 2015
Cottus gobio478 Sept 2015
Barbatula barbatula478 Sept 2015
Leuciscus cephalus2222 Jul 2013
Phoxinus phoxinus228 Jun 2005
Perca fluviatilis225 Jun 2008
Pungitius pungitius118 Sept 2015
Gasterosteus aculeatus1122 Jul 2013
Leuciscus leuciscus118 Jun 2005
Gobio gobio118 Jun 2005
Rutilus rutilus118 Jun 2005

These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Thornton Beck at Scarah Mills

4 fish species: 10-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Stone loach

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Thornton Beck - Shaws Mill

3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Stone loach

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Thornton Beck at Scarah Mills

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Stone loach

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Thornton Beck - Shaws Mill

4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Perch, Stone loach

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Thornton Beck. 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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