Rivière· 16 segments

River Esk

Crosses 2 administrative regions : Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway

rivière

Total length

147km

Max discharge

35,2m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20800508001233 km²

2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Cumbria
England · United Kingdom
35.0 km
in this dpt
Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland · United Kingdom
30.7 km
in this dpt

12 intersecting protected areas

Solway Firth
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Solway Firth
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Solway Firth
IUCN Not Reported
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
IUCN Not Reported
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Solway Coast
IUCN V
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Langholm - Newcastleton Hills
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

3 more protected areassorted by area

Langholm - Newcastleton Hills
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
River Esk, Glencartholm
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Jockie's Syke
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 16 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.

Species present

1 121 distinct species · 4 170 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).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de River Esk : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 15.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.155

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)