Rivière· 38 segments
River Avon
Crosses 5 administrative regions : Bath and North East Somerset, NA, South Gloucestershire
Total length
562km
Max discharge
36,6m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
38
River geography5 admin regions · 0 communes
5 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- NAEngland · United Kingdom82.4 kmin this dpt
- Bath and North East SomersetEngland · United Kingdom20.0 kmin this dpt
- NAEngland · United Kingdom13.2 kmin this dpt
- South GloucestershireEngland · United Kingdom4.0 kmin this dpt
- NAEngland · United Kingdom3.8 kmin this dpt
30 intersecting protected areas
Cotswolds
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Severn Estuary / Môr Hafren
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Severn Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Severn Estuary
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Severn Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Severn Estuary
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Ashton Court
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Avon Gorge
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
21 more protected areassorted by area
Avon Gorge Woodlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Spye Park
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Leigh Woods
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
Leigh Woods
IUCN VNature Reserve
Stockwood Open Space
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Bath Skyline
IUCN VNature Reserve
Avon Valley Woodland
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Eastwood Farm
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Lacock
IUCN VNature Reserve
Avon New Cut
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Westwood Manor
IUCN VNature Reserve
Carrs Woodland
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Stidham Farm
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Lamplighters Marsh
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Bickley Wood
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Cleeve Wood, Hanham
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Troopers Hill
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Harries Ground, Rodbourne
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Corsham Railway Cutting
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 38 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
2 496 distinct species · 77 560 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 : 18 espèces reliées par 115 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 21.8%, 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
36,6m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
38
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.