South Downs
IUCN VNational Park · 2010
1 654 km²
Subdivision · GBR
Plaistow
United Kingdom
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
73,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
10,5°C
Annual rain
783mm
Warmest m°
21,0°C
Coldest m°
1,7°C
Elevation: 62 m on average (min 18 m, max 226 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,5°C
Annual rain
783mm
Warmest month
21,0°C
Coldest month
1,7°C
Mean alt.
62m
Min
18m
Max
226m
Std. dev.
41m
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
6,1
Org. C
47,8g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
24,0%
Silt
49,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to West Sussex
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
76,4g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
50,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
41,4g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
23,4%
Silt
49,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,7g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
24,1%
Silt
49,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.0%
Crops48.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)29.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
47,1%
Pesticides
26,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN V · 4IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Surrey Hills
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty · 1958
423 km²
Chiddingfold Forest
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1991
5 km²
Black Down
IUCN VNature Reserve · 1936
2 km²
Ebernoe Common
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2 km²
Ebernoe Common
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 2003
2 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- South DownsNational ParkIUCN V20101 654 km²
- Surrey HillsArea of Outstanding Natural BeautyIUCN V1958423 km²
- Chiddingfold ForestSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19915 km²
- Black DownNature ReserveIUCN V19362 km²
- Ebernoe CommonEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported2 km²
- Ebernoe CommonSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV20032 km²
- Kirdford and PlaistowNature ReserveIUCN V19500 km²
- Shillinglee LakeSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19850 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN