Rivière· 22 segments

River Medway

Crosses 4 administrative regions : Kent, Medway, NA, West Sussex

rivière

Total length

85km

Max discharge

17,5m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography4 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20800538201582 km²

4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Kent
England · United Kingdom
59.4 km
in this dpt
NA
England · United Kingdom
18.3 km
in this dpt
Medway
England · United Kingdom
1.7 km
in this dpt
West Sussex
England · United Kingdom
1.4 km
in this dpt

23 intersecting protected areas

High Weald
IUCN V
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Kent Downs
IUCN V
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Medway Estuary - Zone 2
IUCN IV
Marine Conservation Zone
Medway Estuary - Zone 1
IUCN IV
Marine Conservation Zone
Medway Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Ashdown Forest
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Ashdown Forest
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Ashdown Forest
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

14 more protected areassorted by area

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Ranscombe Farm Reserve
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Weir Wood Reservoir
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Holborough to Burham Marshes
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Weirwood Reservoir
IUCN IV
Local Nature Reserve
River Beult
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Peter's Pit
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Peter`s Pit
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Standen
IUCN V
Nature Reserve
River Len
IUCN IV
Local Nature Reserve
Aylesford Pit
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Allington Quarry
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Stone Hill Rocks
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Wateringbury
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Species present

3 471 distinct species · 36 097 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Medway : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 60 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 10.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.107

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)