Ring of Gullion
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty · 1991
153 km²
County · irl
Louth
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 010
Observations
59 159
Area
826,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Louth : 32 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 94 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 10.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
94
Connectance
0.104
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
3 010 distinct species · 59 159 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,9°C
Annual rain
1 026mm
Warmest m°
18,4°C
Coldest m°
2,6°C
Elevation: 60 m on average (min -38 m, max 371 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,9°C
Annual rain
1 026mm
Warmest month
18,4°C
Coldest month
2,6°C
Mean alt.
60m
Min
-38m
Max
371m
Std. dev.
67m
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
5,8
Org. C
112,6g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
35,4%
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
5,7
Org. C
156,3g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
36,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
104,9g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
36,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
76,5g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
33,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.8%
Crops46.6%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)43.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 25 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
202,2km
Lake surface here
0,89km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
2 771km²
Discharge in basins
25,6m³/s
Mean precip.
934mm/an
Mean T°
8,9°C
Moisture idx
0,34
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
662mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
78m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ballynahinch Riversub-area2 372,6 km²overlap247.32 km²30%
- Bassin de Deesub-area391,5 km²overlap169.56 km²21%
- Bassin de Glydesub-area356,4 km²overlap123.14 km²15%
- Bassin de Boynesub-area322,6 km²overlap113.66 km²14%
- Bassin de Fanesub-area339,9 km²overlap103.67 km²13%
- Basin #55820sub-area68,5 km²overlap62.75 km²8%
- Basin #55780sub-area8,2 km²overlap5.22 km²1%
- Basin #55800sub-area1,1 km²overlap0.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Tolkasub-area961,6 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (25, ord ≥ 4)
- Deeord 3len here24.95 km52%total48 km
- Faneord 3len here24.36 km53%total46 km
- Boyneord 5len here19.58 km12%total160 km
- Castletownord 3len here18.77 km90%total21 km
- White Riverord 3len here17.34 km100%total17 km
- Glydeord 3len here15.35 km75%total20 km
- Mattockord 2len here11.34 km46%total25 km
- Flurry Riverord 2len here11.27 km98%total11 km
- River Glydeord 3len here10.03 km100%total10 km
- Keeran Riverord 1len here6.35 km99%total6 km
- Castletown Riverord 1len here6.24 km100%total6 km
- Flurry Riverord 1len here6.18 km79%total8 km
13 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Cully Waterord 2len here5.02 km45%total11 km
- Fane Riverord 3len here4.21 km24%total18 km
- Kilcurry Riverord 2len here3.85 km52%total7 km
- Garra Riverord 3len here3.57 km28%total13 km
- Flurry Riverord 1len here3.34 km91%total4 km
- River Laganord 3len here2.93 km35%total8 km
- Ryland Riverord 1len here2.83 km100%total3 km
- Longfield Riverord 2len here2.53 km32%total8 km
- Louth / Armaghord 1len here1.18 km50%total2 km
- Newry Riverord 4len here0.57 km2%total26 km
- River Flurryord 2len here0.25 km19%total1 km
- Creggan Riverord 1len here0.12 km4%total4 km
- Cullyhanna Riverord 2len here≈ tangenttotal16 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,9nW
Built-up
104,3%
Pesticides
43,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN Not Reported · 15IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 12
Dundalk Bay SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1994
132 km²
Dundalk Bay
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR) · 2009
52 km²
Dundalk Bay SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2019
52 km²
Dundalk Bay
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
48 km²
Carlingford Mountain SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
31 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Ring of GullionArea of Outstanding Natural BeautyIUCN Not Reported1991153 km²
- Dundalk Bay SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1994132 km²
- Dundalk BayMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)IUCN Not Reported200952 km²
- Dundalk Bay SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201952 km²
- Dundalk BayWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV199648 km²
- Carlingford Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202231 km²
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported23 km²
- Carlingford LoughArea of Special Scientific InterestIUCN Not Reported199611 km²
- Carlingford Lough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19966 km²
- Boyne Estuary SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19966 km²
- Boyne Coast and Estuary SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20216 km²
- Carlingford Shore SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20185 km²
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20105 km²
- Stabannan-Braganstown SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19963 km²
- Clermont & Anglesey MountainArea of Special Scientific InterestIUCN Not Reported20141 km²
- Clogher Head SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20190 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN