Rivière· 34 segments

River Nith

Crosses 2 administrative regions : Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire

rivière

Total length

90km

Max discharge

46,9m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20800508801232 km²

2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland · United Kingdom
94.1 km
in this dpt
East Ayrshire
Scotland · United Kingdom
20.4 km
in this dpt

18 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
Nith Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
National Scenic Area
Solway Mosses North
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Kirkconnell Merse
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve

9 more protected areassorted by area

Kirkconnell Flow
IUCN Not Reported
Nature Reserves
Kirkconnell Flow
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Upper Nithsdale Woods
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
Knockshinnoch Lagoons
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Mennock Water
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Polhote and Polneul Burns
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Coshogle Wood
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Carron Water and Hapland Burn
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Nith Bridge
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest

1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 34 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.

Species present

1 805 distinct species · 6 301 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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 Nith : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 81 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.115

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)