Folly Gates

UK UK

Folly Gates (551440) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station in UK, operated by the Environment Agency. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 25 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

EA station ID
551440
Operated by
Environment Agency
Country
UK
Coordinates
53.2770, -2.8550

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Fish recorded near this station

Expected in this watershed

Folly Gates (551440) has 25 fish species documented via GBIF occurrence records within 10 km of the gauge (Tier D evidence). These records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758), Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758), Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758), Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758), Carassius Jarocki, 1822, and 20 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Gold Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Expected in this watershed
Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
Records
25 species
from 25 individual records
Observed
Jun 1, 1908 – Sep 16, 2025
22 dated records

Sources