Hook Head SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2017
170 km²
Municipal District · IRL
New Ross
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 087
Observations
31 323
Area
614,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 New Ross : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 83 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 23.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
83
Connectance
0.236
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
2 087 distinct species · 31 323 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
1 108mm
Warmest m°
17,7°C
Coldest m°
3,7°C
Elevation: 80 m on average (min -13 m, max 495 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
1 108mm
Warmest month
17,7°C
Coldest month
3,7°C
Mean alt.
80m
Min
-13m
Max
495m
Std. dev.
66m
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
58,2g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
34,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
89,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
51,6g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
34,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.8%
Crops43.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)47.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
124,8km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
5 495km²
Discharge in basins
50,9m³/s
Mean precip.
998mm/an
Mean T°
9,6°C
Moisture idx
0,36
Max snow
12%
Mean runoff
710mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
77m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Owenduffsub-area651,3 km²overlap346.09 km²56%
- Bassin de Slaneysub-area1 766,1 km²overlap150.29 km²24%
- Bassin de Barrowsub-area664,2 km²overlap78.00 km²13%
- Bassin de Barrowsub-area104,5 km²overlap38.36 km²6%
- Bassin de Noresub-area2 474,2 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Colligansub-area713,2 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area17,5 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Owendufford 2len here23.24 km82%total28 km
- Boroord 3len here22.93 km51%total45 km
- Barroword 5len here15.37 km7%total206 km
- Corockord 3len here10.04 km50%total20 km
- Tinternord 1len here7.79 km100%total8 km
- Campileord 2len here7.73 km100%total8 km
- Aughnaglaurord 1len here7.30 km86%total9 km
- Pollmountyord 2len here5.97 km95%total6 km
- Templeshelinord 1len here5.82 km100%total6 km
- Tomgarroword 2len here5.70 km100%total6 km
- Killeenord 1len here5.31 km100%total5 km
- Oldcourtord 5len here2.67 km100%total3 km
6 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
57,7%
Pesticides
42,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 6
River Barrow and River Nore SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
123 km²
Slaney River Valley SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
59 km²
Blackstairs Mountains SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2019
50 km²
Bannow Bay SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1994
14 km²
Bannow Bay SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2018
13 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Hook Head SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2017170 km²
- River Barrow and River Nore SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported123 km²
- Slaney River Valley SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202359 km²
- Blackstairs Mountains SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201950 km²
- Bannow Bay SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199414 km²
- Bannow Bay SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201813 km²
- Bannow BayWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV199610 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN