Ruisseau· 5 segments

River Derwent

Crosses 4 administrative regions : County Durham, Gateshead, NA

ruisseau

Total length

448km

Max discharge

5,2m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography4 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-2080312650265 km²

4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Gateshead
England · United Kingdom
8.4 km
in this dpt
NA
England · United Kingdom
7.4 km
in this dpt
County Durham
England · United Kingdom
4.8 km
in this dpt
NA
England · United Kingdom
0.0 km
in this dpt

16 intersecting protected areas

North Pennines
IUCN V
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
North Pennine Moors
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
North Pennine Moors
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Hexhamshire Moors
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Muggleswick,Stanhope & Edmundbyers Commons & Blanchland Moor
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gibside
IUCN V
Nature Reserve
Gibside
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Derwent Gorge and Muggleswick Woods
IUCN IV
National Nature Reserve

7 more protected areassorted by area

Shibdon Pond
IUCN IV
Local Nature Reserve
Cross Lane Meadows
IUCN IV
Local Nature Reserve
Thornley Wood
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shibdon Pond
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Strother Hills
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Burnhope Burn
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Lower Derwent Meadows
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Species present

1 456 distinct species · 6 760 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 34 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 Derwent : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 88 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 14.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.148

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)