Commune · GBR
Down
United Kingdom
Species observed
6 166
Observations
150 613
Area
784,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Down : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
6 166 distinct species · 150 613 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,7°C
Annual rain
1 100mm
Warmest m°
16,5°C
Coldest m°
3,4°C
Elevation: 92 m on average (min -17 m, max 610 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
125,7g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
33,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Newry, Mourne and Down
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 8 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
151,6km
Lake surface here
2,96km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 373km²
Discharge in basins
5,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 030mm/an
Mean T°
8,7°C
Moisture idx
0,42
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
745mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
93m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Ballynahinch Riverord 3len here28.68 km88%total32 km
- Moneycarragh Riverord 2len here17.40 km99%total17 km
- Ballybannan Riverord 3len here16.98 km89%total19 km
- Annacloy Riverord 3len here12.63 km100%total13 km
- Shimna Riverord 1len here11.82 km100%total12 km
- Quoileord 3len here9.56 km100%total10 km
- Upper Bannord 5len here8.79 km7%total127 km
- Glasswater Riverord 2len here8.20 km100%total8 km
- Dibney Riverord 2len here8.20 km95%total9 km
- Burren Riverord 1len here7.97 km100%total8 km
- Carsons Dam Riverord 1len here7.82 km84%total9 km
- Laganord 3len here3.91 km5%total81 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
65,7%
Pesticides
29,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Sub-administrations17
- BallyduganSubdivision
- BallynahinchSubdivision
- BallywardSubdivision
- CastlewellanSubdivision
- Crossgar and KillyleaghSubdivision
- DerryboySubdivision
- DonardSubdivision
- DrumanessSubdivision
- DundrumSubdivision
- KilmoreSubdivision
- KnocknashinnaSubdivision
- LecaleSubdivision
- MurloughSubdivision
- QuoileSubdivision
- SaintfieldSubdivision
- StrangfordSubdivision
- TollymoreSubdivision