Bois de la Houssière
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2016
7 km²
Subdivision · BEL
Braine-le-Comte
Belgium
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 466
Observations
7 982
Area
78,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Braine-le-Comte : 27 espèces reliées par 83 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
83
Connectance
0.132
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 466 distinct species · 7 982 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
865mm
Warmest m°
22,0°C
Coldest m°
0,5°C
Elevation: 94 m on average (min 66 m, max 136 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
865mm
Warmest month
22,0°C
Coldest month
0,5°C
Mean alt.
94m
Min
66m
Max
136m
Std. dev.
17m
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
6,5
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
11,0%
Silt
65,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Hainaut
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
10,8%
Silt
66,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
17,7g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
10,3%
Silt
65,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
11,7%
Silt
64,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.7%
Crops52.1%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)29.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
18,8km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 336km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
810mm/an
Mean T°
10,1°C
Moisture idx
0,06
Max snow
8%
Mean runoff
429mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
77m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- La Brainetteord 1len here7.07 km100%total7 km
- La Senneord 2len here2.95 km15%total20 km
- Ri des Gueuxord 2len here2.53 km35%total7 km
- Senneord 3len here2.13 km15%total14 km
- Ancien canal Charleroi-Bruxellesord 2len here1.42 km56%total3 km
- Sennetteord 3len here1.40 km14%total10 km
- Coeurcqord 1len here0.87 km18%total5 km
- La Caffenièreord 1len here0.44 km16%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
1,3nW
Built-up
174,3%
Pesticides
70,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Reported · 2
Bois de la Houssière
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2016
7 km²
Grand Bois Commun
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) · 2024
1 km²
Ronquières
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) · 1988
0 km²
Clos du Vertbois (Le)
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) · 2012
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN