Slieve Bloom Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
218 km²
County · irl
Laois
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 140
Observations
59 543
Area
1 719,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Laois : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 118 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 27.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
118
Connectance
0.271
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
3 140 distinct species · 59 543 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,6°C
Annual rain
1 018mm
Warmest m°
18,5°C
Coldest m°
2,2°C
Elevation: 134 m on average (min 47 m, max 480 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,6°C
Annual rain
1 018mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
2,2°C
Mean alt.
134m
Min
47m
Max
480m
Std. dev.
72m
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
91,0g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
36,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
121,8g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
36,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
93,7g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
36,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
57,6g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
35,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.8%
Crops41.2%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)44.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 2 lakes · 41 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
399,5km
Lake surface here
0,43km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 916km²
Discharge in basins
55,4m³/s
Mean precip.
904mm/an
Mean T°
8,9°C
Moisture idx
0,28
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
613mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
120m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Noresub-area2 474,2 km²overlap856.08 km²50%
- Bassin de Barrowsub-area497,7 km²overlap378.22 km²22%
- Bassin de Barrowsub-area297,8 km²overlap222.78 km²13%
- Bassin de Barrowsub-area560,2 km²overlap152.72 km²9%
- Bassin de Brosnasub-area1 265,9 km²overlap74.56 km²4%
- Bassin de Barrowsub-area664,2 km²overlap23.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area258,1 km²overlap5.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Little Brosnasub-area556,8 km²overlap3.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Figilesub-area528,6 km²overlap1.81 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (41, ord ≥ 4)
- Barroword 5len here63.09 km31%total206 km
- Noreord 4len here47.41 km34%total141 km
- Erkinaord 3len here40.14 km100%total40 km
- Triogueord 3len here20.79 km97%total21 km
- Delour Riverord 2len here18.74 km100%total19 km
- Owenass Riverord 2len here17.01 km100%total17 km
- Stradbally Riverord 2len here15.39 km100%total15 km
- Fuer Riverord 2len here12.88 km100%total13 km
- Goulord 2len here12.31 km31%total39 km
- Owenbeg Riverord 1len here11.83 km100%total12 km
- Ballyroan Riverord 1len here11.13 km100%total11 km
- Crompaun Riverord 1len here10.48 km91%total12 km
29 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Glasha Riverord 2len here9.21 km100%total9 km
- White Horseord 2len here8.62 km100%total9 km
- Gorragh Riverord 2len here7.73 km100%total8 km
- Clodiaghord 3len here7.69 km25%total31 km
- Tonetord 3len here7.50 km100%total7 km
- Bauteogueord 2len here6.97 km100%total7 km
- Gullyord 2len here6.85 km100%total7 km
- Guillie Riverord 1len here6.62 km100%total7 km
- Triogue Riverord 1len here5.56 km100%total6 km
- Pushoge Riverord 1len here5.25 km89%total6 km
- Morton Riverord 1len here4.58 km100%total5 km
- River Douglasord 1len here4.29 km100%total4 km
- River Blackwaterord 1len here4.00 km100%total4 km
- Glenahaneord 1len here3.98 km100%total4 km
- Killeen Riverord 2len here3.88 km59%total7 km
- Glenlahan Riverord 1len here3.75 km100%total4 km
- Grand Canal - Barrow Lineord 2len here3.65 km20%total19 km
- Mountrath Riverord 2len here3.58 km100%total4 km
- Cloghord 2len here3.46 km39%total9 km
- Disheenord 1len here3.01 km85%total4 km
- Barrow Navigationord 4len here1.94 km19%total10 km
- Ouvegord 2len here1.92 km39%total5 km
- Figileord 4len here1.54 km4%total41 km
- Dininord 4len here1.22 km3%total48 km
- Ironmill Riverord 2len here0.68 km21%total3 km
- Burrenord 4len here0.57 km1%total44 km
- Blackford Streamord 2len here0.18 km18%total1 km
- Ballynacarrig Riverord 1len here0.04 km1%total5 km
- Glashagal Riverord 4len here≈ tangenttotal1 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
49,9%
Pesticides
38,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN Not Reported · 11IUCN IV · 3🌊 Marine · 1
River Barrow and River Nore SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
123 km²
Slieve Bloom Mountains SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
49 km²
Slieve Bloom Mountains
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1986
24 km²
River Nore SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2010
4 km²
Monaincha Bog/Ballaghmore Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2005
3 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Slieve Bloom Mountains SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2007218 km²
- River Barrow and River Nore SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported123 km²
- Slieve Bloom Mountains SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202249 km²
- Slieve Bloom MountainsWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV198624 km²
- River Nore SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20104 km²
- Monaincha Bog/Ballaghmore Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20053 km²
- Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20223 km²
- Clonreher Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Coolrain Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20221 km²
- Knockacoller Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20171 km²
- Cullahill Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20161 km²
- Ballyprior Grassland SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Lisbigney Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Mountmellick SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN