Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty · 1983
987 km²
Subdivision · GBR
Postlebury
United Kingdom
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
77km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
10,0°C
Annual rain
1 052mm
Warmest m°
19,9°C
Coldest m°
1,5°C
Elevation: 130 m on average (min 44 m, max 232 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,0°C
Annual rain
1 052mm
Warmest month
19,9°C
Coldest month
1,5°C
Mean alt.
130m
Min
44m
Max
232m
Std. dev.
33m
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
6,2
Org. C
45,9g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
22,1%
Silt
48,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Somerset
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
71,8g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
22,3%
Silt
50,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
39,7g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
21,2%
Silt
48,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
22,9%
Silt
47,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.2%
Crops48.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)37.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
45,3%
Pesticides
27,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 6IUCN V · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Mendip Woodlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
3 km²
Asham Wood
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1984
1 km²
Postlebury Wood
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1987
1 km²
Cloford Quarry
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1994
0 km²
North Brewham Meadows
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1987
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire DownsArea of Outstanding Natural BeautyIUCN V1983987 km²
- Mendip WoodlandsEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported3 km²
- Asham WoodSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19841 km²
- Postlebury WoodSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19871 km²
- Cloford QuarrySite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19940 km²
- North Brewham MeadowsSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19870 km²
- Holwell QuarriesSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19940 km²
- Leighton Road CuttingSite of Special Scientific InterestIUCN IV19840 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN