River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
23 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Kells
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 424
Observations
15 238
Area
820,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Kells : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 102 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 18.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
102
Connectance
0.182
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 424 distinct species · 15 238 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,7°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest m°
18,5°C
Coldest m°
2,3°C
Elevation: 90 m on average (min 25 m, max 222 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,7°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
2,3°C
Mean alt.
90m
Min
25m
Max
222m
Std. dev.
32m
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
5,9
Org. C
102,2g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
38,3%
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
5,8
Org. C
146,0g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
39,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
93,0g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
39,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
67,5g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
36,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.5%
Crops40.6%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)52.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 8 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
185,8km
Lake surface here
6,08km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 771km²
Discharge in basins
19,6m³/s
Mean precip.
908mm/an
Mean T°
8,9°C
Moisture idx
0,31
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
596mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
92m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kells Blackwatersub-area723,1 km²overlap374.67 km²46%
- Bassin de Deesub-area391,5 km²overlap153.93 km²19%
- Bassin de Boynesub-area555,5 km²overlap118.78 km²14%
- Bassin de Innysub-area1 322,2 km²overlap88.95 km²11%
- Bassin de Glydesub-area356,4 km²overlap31.93 km²4%
- Bassin de Stonyford Riversub-area157 km²overlap29.59 km²4%
- Bassin de River Dealsub-area300,4 km²overlap17.42 km²2%
- Bassin de Boynesub-area322,6 km²overlap4.88 km²1%
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Kells Blackwaterord 4len here29.40 km66%total44 km
- Deeord 3len here20.64 km43%total48 km
- Moynalty Riverord 4len here16.14 km100%total16 km
- Belview Riverord 1len here12.45 km95%total13 km
- Upper Inny Riverord 2len here12.17 km80%total15 km
- Mill Raceord 2len here11.86 km52%total23 km
- Athboy Riverord 2len here11.83 km99%total12 km
- Yellow Riverord 3len here11.74 km52%total22 km
- Moynaltyord 2len here9.61 km89%total11 km
- Garra Riverord 3len here9.41 km73%total13 km
- Moorlaghord 1len here8.05 km83%total10 km
- Owenroe and Moynalty Drainageord 2len here8.00 km100%total8 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Kilmainham Streamord 2len here6.05 km100%total6 km
- Oakleypark or Laurencetownord 1len here5.95 km100%total6 km
- Killyconnyord 3len here3.18 km100%total3 km
- Mullaghavallyord 1len here3.11 km100%total3 km
- Bororaord 2len here2.98 km24%total13 km
- River Laganord 3len here1.44 km17%total8 km
- Cross Waterord 1len here0.92 km15%total6 km
- Cabraord 3len here0.32 km6%total5 km
- Mullantraord 2len here0.29 km8%total3 km
- River Cladyord 2len here0.24 km2%total13 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
45,4%
Pesticides
43,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN IV · 2🌊 Marine · 1
Lough Sheelin SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1995
19 km²
River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2010
5 km²
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
4 km²
Lough Bane and Lough Glass SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
2 km²
Jamestown Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2005
2 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported23 km²
- Lough Sheelin SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199519 km²
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20105 km²
- Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported4 km²
- Lough Bane and Lough Glass SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2 km²
- Jamestown Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20182 km²
- Girley Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported1 km²
- Girley (Drewstown) Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20220 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN