Ruisseau· 17 segments

River Irthing

Crosses 2 administrative regions : Cumbria, NA

ruisseau

Total length

60km

Max discharge

9,8m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20800507702333 km²

2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Cumbria
England · United Kingdom
57.1 km
in this dpt
NA
England · United Kingdom
13.9 km
in this dpt

20 intersecting protected areas

North Pennines
IUCN V
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
North Pennine Moors
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Northumberland
IUCN V
National Park
North Pennine Moors
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Border Mires, Kielder - Butterburn
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Geltsdale & Glendue Fells
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Kielder Mires
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Geltsdale
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
River Eden and Tributaries
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

11 more protected areassorted by area

River Eden
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Spadeadam Mires
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Lampert Mosses
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Irthinghead Mires
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
North Pennine Dales Meadows
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Butterburn Flow
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Irthing Gorge
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gelt Woods
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gowk Bank
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gowk Bank
IUCN IV
National Nature Reserve
Unity Bog
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 17 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.

Species present

712 distinct species · 1 781 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 44 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 Irthing : 39 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 73 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.077

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)