High Weald
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty · 1983
1 462 km²
Commune · GBR
Crawley
United Kingdom
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
45km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
10,4°C
Annual rain
773mm
Warmest m°
21,0°C
Coldest m°
1,5°C
Elevation: 75 m on average (min 55 m, max 129 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,4°C
Annual rain
773mm
Warmest month
21,0°C
Coldest month
1,5°C
Mean alt.
75m
Min
55m
Max
129m
Std. dev.
15m
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
6,1
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
25,9%
Silt
42,7%
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
79,5g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
27,0%
Silt
43,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
45,1g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
42,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
24,9%
Silt
41,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.5%
Crops14.1%
Built-up10.0%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)64.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
13hab/km²
Night light
21,3nW
Built-up
996,0%
Pesticides
23,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 7IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Buchan Hill Ponds
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1985
0 km²
Willoughby Fields
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve · 2012
0 km²
Broadfield Park
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve · 2012
0 km²
Target Hill Park
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve · 1998
0 km²
Grattons Park
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve · 1998
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- High WealdArea of Outstanding Natural BeautyIUCN V19831 462 km²
- Buchan Hill PondsSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19850 km²
- Willoughby FieldsLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV20120 km²
- Broadfield ParkLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV20120 km²
- Target Hill ParkLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV19980 km²
- Grattons ParkLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV19980 km²
- Tilgate ForestLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV20020 km²
- Waterlea MeadowsLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV20120 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations15
- BewbushSubdivision
- Broadfield NorthSubdivision
- Broadfield SouthSubdivision
- Furnace GreenSubdivision
- Gossops GreenSubdivision
- IfieldSubdivision
- Langley GreenSubdivision
- MaidenbowerSubdivision
- NorthgateSubdivision
- Pound Hill NorthSubdivision
- Pound Hill South and WorthSubdivision
- SouthgateSubdivision
- Three BridgesSubdivision
- TilgateSubdivision
- West GreenSubdivision