Ruisseau· 18 segments

River Ayr

Crosses 2 administrative regions : East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire

ruisseau

Total length

67km

Max discharge

21,5m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-2080051100577 km²

2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

East Ayrshire
Scotland · United Kingdom
36.8 km
in this dpt
South Ayrshire
Scotland · United Kingdom
27.7 km
in this dpt

11 intersecting protected areas

Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Muirkirk Uplands
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Airds Moss
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Airds Moss
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
River Ayr Gorge
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Ayr Gorge Woodlands
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Greenock Mains
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Catrine
IUCN Not Reported
Local Nature Reserve
Garpel Water
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest

2 more protected areassorted by area

Howford Bridge
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Stairhill
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Species present

930 distinct species · 4 181 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de River Ayr : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 99 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 14.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.141

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)