River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
23 km²
Borough District · IRL
Drogheda
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 398
Observations
6 864
Area
126,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Drogheda : 31 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 91 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
91
Connectance
0.106
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 398 distinct species · 6 864 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
960mm
Warmest m°
18,7°C
Coldest m°
2,9°C
Elevation: 51 m on average (min -14 m, max 139 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
960mm
Warmest month
18,7°C
Coldest month
2,9°C
Mean alt.
51m
Min
-14m
Max
139m
Std. dev.
33m
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
6,0
Org. C
98,5g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
36,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
143,0g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
36,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
89,1g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
36,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
63,5g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
35,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.0%
Crops43.5%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)44.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
25,9km
Lake surface here
0,89km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
2 771km²
Discharge in basins
13,8m³/s
Mean precip.
870mm/an
Mean T°
9,2°C
Moisture idx
0,29
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
622mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
60m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
3,5nW
Built-up
177,6%
Pesticides
43,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 5🌊 Marine · 4
Boyne Estuary SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1996
6 km²
Boyne Coast and Estuary SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2021
6 km²
River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2010
5 km²
Clogher Head SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2019
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN