Rivière· 43 segments
River Avon
Crosses 4 administrative regions : Bournemouth, Christchurch and Po, NA
Total length
562km
Max discharge
55,7m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
43
River geography4 admin regions · 0 communes
4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- NAEngland · United Kingdom88.0 kmin this dpt
- NAEngland · United Kingdom54.0 kmin this dpt
- NAEngland · United Kingdom10.2 kmin this dpt
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PoEngland · United Kingdom0.6 kmin this dpt
30 intersecting protected areas
North Wessex Downs
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Solent and Dorset Coast
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Solent and Dorset Coast
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
New Forest
IUCN VNational Park
The New Forest
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
The New Forest
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
The New Forest
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
New Forest
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
21 more protected areassorted by area
Salisbury Plain
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Salisbury Plain
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Salisbury Plain
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Dorset Heathlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Dorset Heathlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Dorset Heaths
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Avon Valley
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Avon Valley
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Nature Reserve
Site of Special Scientific Interest
River Avon System
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
River Avon
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Christchurch Harbour
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Town Common
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Hengistbury Head
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Cranborne Common
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Normanton Down
IUCN IVNature Reserve
Stonehenge Landscape
IUCN VNature Reserve
Lower Woodford Water Meadows
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 43 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
2 629 distinct species · 40 792 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de River Avon : 15 espèces reliées par 136 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 31.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
562km
Max discharge
55,7m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
43
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.