High Weald
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty · 1983
1 462 km²
Subdivision · GBR
Ardingly and Balcombe
United Kingdom
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
52,1km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
826mm
Warmest m°
20,7°C
Coldest m°
1,5°C
Elevation: 102 m on average (min 50 m, max 137 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
826mm
Warmest month
20,7°C
Coldest month
1,5°C
Mean alt.
102m
Min
50m
Max
137m
Std. dev.
24m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
54,3g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
24,6%
Silt
46,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to West Sussex
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
81,8g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
25,5%
Silt
47,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
51,8g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
23,8%
Silt
47,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
29,3g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
46,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.7%
Crops40.3%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)31.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,1nW
Built-up
75,7%
Pesticides
27,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN IV · 4IUCN V · 3🌊 Marine · 1
Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1987
2 km²
Nymans Estate
IUCN VNature Reserve · 1954
1 km²
Cow Wood and Harry's Wood
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1985
1 km²
Ardingly Reservoir
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve · 1998
1 km²
Wakehurst Place
IUCN VNature Reserve · 1964
1 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- High WealdArea of Outstanding Natural BeautyIUCN V19831 462 km²
- Wakehurst & Chiddingly WoodsSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19872 km²
- Nymans EstateNature ReserveIUCN V19541 km²
- Cow Wood and Harry's WoodSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19851 km²
- Ardingly ReservoirLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV19981 km²
- Wakehurst PlaceNature ReserveIUCN V19641 km²
- Worth ForestSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19860 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN