Workmen have been busy at Hell Ditch where it runs under Borough Road today, creating fish passes to encourage more species back to the river.

An Environment Agency spokesman said: "We are currently improving Hell Ditch in Godalming as part of a wider programme to make the River Wey more attractive to fish like chub, dace and trout.

"Over the next three weeks, we will be installing a number of shallow gravelly beds and woody debris to improve the flow and restore the channel, which is currently too wide and deep. This will make it more effective as a route for fish migration.

"The longer-term programme will secure fish passes at 12 weirs between Weybridge and Elstead, enabling fish to move across more than 100km of the Wey catchment."