Country’s largest fish pass officially opened in Nottinghamshire - Environment Agency

The Colwick Fish Pass has been officially opened by Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency.

• The country’s largest fish pass has been officially opened in Nottinghamshire
• The fish pass has opened up the River Trent and its tributaries for coarse and migratory fish, including salmon and trout, as well as eels

The Environment Agency’s £12m flagship project in the Colwick Country Park has been officially opened today (Friday 8 November) by Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell.

It opens up the River Trent and its tributaries for migratory fish, including salmon, trout and eels, making more habitat accessible for fish.

After two years in construction the Colwick (Holme Sluices) fish pass was completed earlier this year. Fish are now able to reach their spawning and feeding grounds.

Steve Lawrie, Area Environment Manager at the Environment Agency said: “We have held the official opening of this major project with our partner Nottingham City Council, at the site of the fish pass in the council’s Colwick Country Park. The fish pass provides a significant step in restoring the River Trent catchment to its former glory for salmon and other coarse and migratory fish. It also includes an eel pass to help support the critically endangered European eel. We also have a public viewing platform above the water, with highly visual interpretation boards. They inform and advise visitors about the local wildlife in and around the river, including the fish that are expected to use the pass.”