THE Environment Agency has been saving thousands of fish that were trapped on Pitchcroft following the recent floods.

The racecourse has been flooded since the River Severn levels reached heights similar to the floods of 2007 in February.

Dave Throup, Environment Agency manager for Worcestershire, said in the weeks since they had been monitoring the situation waiting for the water to subside.

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And over the last few days agency staff have helped save a large number of fish that were caught on the floodplain and at risk of dying.

Mr Throup tweeted: “Not very significant in the context of what’s happening at the moment but a bit of good news.

“More than 400lb of fish rescued from receding floodwater on Worcester racecourse.

“We’ve been monitoring this and other locations for a while, waiting for the right moment.”

Among the fish saved were pike, perch, mirror carp, crucian carp, roach, rudd, gudgeon, salmon parr, bream, chub and bleak. Mr Throup shared pictures of the fish that were moved back to the main river with the caption: “A few of the grateful River Severn residents returned to their home as floodwater recedes.”