Donegal Bay SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2004
105 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Manorhamilton
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 312
Observations
25 047
Area
756,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Manorhamilton : 15 espèces reliées par 99 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 22.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
99
Connectance
0.228
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 312 distinct species · 25 047 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,1°C
Annual rain
1 542mm
Warmest m°
17,2°C
Coldest m°
2,0°C
Elevation: 160 m on average (min -15 m, max 536 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,1°C
Annual rain
1 542mm
Warmest month
17,2°C
Coldest month
2,0°C
Mean alt.
160m
Min
-15m
Max
536m
Std. dev.
107m
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
5,0
Org. C
198,0g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
227,2g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
31,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
201,3g/kg
Clay
15,4%
Sand
51,1%
Silt
33,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
165,6g/kg
Clay
16,7%
Sand
52,8%
Silt
30,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.6%
Crops24.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)53.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 12 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
184,0km
Lake surface here
39,50km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
4 420km²
Discharge in basins
10,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 296mm/an
Mean T°
8,5°C
Moisture idx
0,55
Max snow
20%
Mean runoff
1 055mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
130m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Lough Allenarea32,4 km²avg depth9.4 m
- Lough Melvinarea20,8 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Lough Gillarea13,3 km²avg depth16.4 m
- Lough Macnean Upperarea9,3 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Glencar Lougharea1 km²avg depth10.6 m
- Lac 1320242area0,9 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1319405area0,6 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1320020area0,4 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1319435area0,3 km²avg depth4.0 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Bonetord 3len here41.38 km93%total45 km
- Diffagher Riverord 2len here24.11 km100%total24 km
- Duff Riverord 3len here18.74 km95%total20 km
- Glenaniff Riverord 2len here15.96 km100%total16 km
- Glenfarne Riverord 2len here10.35 km89%total12 km
- Shanvaus Riverord 2len here9.96 km100%total10 km
- Owenmore Riverord 2len here7.50 km100%total7 km
- Drumcliff Riverord 1len here7.44 km44%total17 km
- Scardan Riverord 1len here6.44 km100%total6 km
- Owennayleord 2len here6.17 km65%total9 km
- Ballaghnatrillick Riverord 2len here5.20 km35%total15 km
- County Riverord 2len here5.05 km48%total10 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Drowesord 3len here3.99 km54%total7 km
- Shannonord 6len here3.83 km1%total343 km
- Skeanada Riverord 3len here3.50 km100%total3 km
- Arignaord 1len here3.25 km20%total16 km
- Straduffy Riverord 1len here2.41 km100%total2 km
- Lattone Riverord 1len here2.32 km97%total2 km
- Black Riverord 2len here2.19 km21%total11 km
- Breedoge Riverord 1len here2.04 km20%total10 km
- Oweny Riverord 1len here2.02 km100%total2 km
- Yellow Riverord 1len here0.17 km1%total13 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
19,4%
Pesticides
3,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN Not Reported · 12IUCN IV · 4🌊 Marine · 3
Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
60 km²
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
44 km²
Boleybrack Mountain SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
42 km²
Arroo Mountain SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
39 km²
Lough Gill SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
33 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Donegal Bay SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2004105 km²
- Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202260 km²
- Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202244 km²
- Boleybrack Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202242 km²
- Arroo Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202239 km²
- Lough Gill SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported33 km²
- Lough Melvin SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202123 km²
- Sligo/Leitrim Uplands SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200617 km²
- Crockauns/Keelogyboy Bogs NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200513 km²
- Corry Mountain Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200512 km²
- Aghavoghil Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200510 km²
- Dough/Thur Mountains NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20059 km²
- Lough MelvinEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported5 km²
- Lough MelvinArea of Special Scientific InterestIUCN Not Reported19975 km²
- Glenade Lough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20161 km²
- RossArea of Special Scientific InterestIUCN Not Reported20080 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN