Commune · GBR
North Down
United Kingdom
Species observed
3 411
Observations
105 547
Area
81,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de North Down : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 411 distinct species · 105 547 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,6°C
Annual rain
1 044mm
Warmest m°
15,8°C
Coldest m°
3,9°C
Elevation: 62 m on average (min -11 m, max 161 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
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
103,2g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
31,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ards and North Down
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,5km
Lake surface here
0,16km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
2 373km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 035mm/an
Mean T°
8,7°C
Moisture idx
0,42
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
746mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
91m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
6,7nW
Built-up
399,0%
Pesticides
32,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Sub-administrations17
- BallycrochanSubdivision
- BallygraineySubdivision
- BallyholmeSubdivision
- BallymageeSubdivision
- BroadwaySubdivision
- BryansburnSubdivision
- ClandeboyeSubdivision
- CultraSubdivision
- GroomsportSubdivision
- Helen's BaySubdivision
- HolywoodSubdivision
- KilcooleySubdivision
- LoughviewSubdivision
- RathgaelSubdivision
- RathmoreSubdivision
- SilverbirchSubdivision
- SilverstreamSubdivision