Calverton Fish Farm

Our National Coarse Fish Rearing Unit is situated at Calverton, a few miles North of Nottingham.

All of the fish produced at the site are stocked free of charge as part of our service to anglers who buy a rod licence.

Fish from Calverton are used to replace stocks lost during fish kills, improving existing stocks and in the development of new fisheries.

Annually, up to half a million fish are stocked into rivers and still waters throughout England and Wales and hundreds of waters have benefited from introductions of fish from Calverton over the last 25 years.

Calverton also provides R&D support to various Universities, Colleges and research institutes. The unit is a national and internationally recognised centre of excellence in rearing Cyprinids.

• History of Calverton Farm (PDF 190KB)
• The Calverton Site (PDF, 138KB)
• Fish Growth and Diet (PDF, 15KB)
• Harvesting fish handling and delivery (PDF, 171KB)
• Pond preparation and stocking densities (PDF, 173KB)
• Spawning Techniques and Early Rearing (PDF, 868KB)

More information

If you would like more information about the fish farm at Calverton please email Alan Henshaw

or write to the following address:-

Calverton Fish Farm
Moor Lane
Calverton
Nottingham
NG14 6FZ