Ruisseau· 15 segments

River Kennet

Crosses 4 administrative regions : NA, West Berkshire

ruisseau

Total length

99km

Max discharge

14,8m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography4 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20803927401126 km²

4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

NA
England · United Kingdom
36.7 km
in this dpt
West Berkshire
England · United Kingdom
34.0 km
in this dpt
NA
England · United Kingdom
6.8 km
in this dpt
NA
England · United Kingdom
0.0 km
in this dpt

20 intersecting protected areas

North Wessex Downs
IUCN V
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Savernake Forest
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Fyfield Down
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Calstone and Cherhill Down
IUCN V
Nature Reserve
Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
River Kennet
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Kennet Valley Alderwoods
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Kennet Valley Alderwoods
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Chilton Foliat Meadows
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

11 more protected areassorted by area

Freeman's Marsh
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Aldermaston Gravel Pits
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Hosehill Lake
IUCN IV
Local Nature Reserve
Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Avebury
IUCN V
Nature Reserve
Lockeridge Dene
IUCN V
Nature Reserve
Woolhampton Reed Bed
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Piggledene
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Silbury Hill
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Brimpton Pit
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Pincents Kiln
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Species present

2 505 distinct species · 27 550 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 Kennet : 22 espèces reliées par 104 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 18.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

104

Connectance

0.185

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)