Lintzford Fish Pass

Project Overview

The Lintzford Fish Pass project helps improve the health of the river, but also preserve the heritage of a picturesque beauty spot. Every year, salmon and sea trout move upstream through our river systems to spawn but obstructions like the two-metre high weir make it impossible for them to complete the journey. By putting in a fish pass at Lintzford weir we will help to improve
spawning rates and subsequently the general health of the River Derwent system. We completed the civil engineering design of a rock pool fish pass alongside ESH Civil Engineering as part if the Heritage Lottery funded, Land of Oak & Iron project.

Lintzford weir is on a particularly attractive stretch of the Derwent so it is paramount that the design of the fish pass is in-keeping with the natural environment as well as making sure that the construction method protects nearby vegetation, trees and wildlife habitat. Important species like lamprey, eels and grayling have not been able to freely move up the river since the weir was
built to provide water to power Lintzford Corn Mill 300 years ago.