South Downs
IUCN VNational Park · 2010
1 654 km²
Subdivision · GBR
Funtington
United Kingdom
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
73,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
10,6°C
Annual rain
901mm
Warmest m°
19,7°C
Coldest m°
2,8°C
Elevation: 81 m on average (min 7 m, max 158 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,6°C
Annual rain
901mm
Warmest month
19,7°C
Coldest month
2,8°C
Mean alt.
81m
Min
7m
Max
158m
Std. dev.
35m
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
45,2g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
23,9%
Silt
48,1%
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
6,0
Org. C
71,9g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
23,8%
Silt
49,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
39,3g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
22,8%
Silt
48,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
25,1%
Silt
46,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.5%
Crops57.6%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)25.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
37,0%
Pesticides
25,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 5IUCN V · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Harting Downs
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1987
3 km²
Harting Down and Beacon Hill
IUCN VNature Reserve · 1989
2 km²
Harting Down
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve · 1991
2 km²
Kingley Vale
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1986
2 km²
Kingley Vale
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- South DownsNational ParkIUCN V20101 654 km²
- Harting DownsSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19873 km²
- Harting Down and Beacon HillNature ReserveIUCN V19892 km²
- Harting DownLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV19912 km²
- Kingley ValeSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19862 km²
- Kingley ValeEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported2 km²
- Kingley ValeNational Nature ReserveIUCN IV19521 km²
- Pads WoodSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19840 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN