Lough Ree SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
144 km²
County · irl
Westmeath
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 943
Observations
63 035
Area
1 838,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Westmeath : 16 espèces reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 20.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.202
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 943 distinct species · 63 035 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,8°C
Annual rain
1 001mm
Warmest m°
18,5°C
Coldest m°
2,5°C
Elevation: 84 m on average (min 33 m, max 192 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,8°C
Annual rain
1 001mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
84m
Min
33m
Max
192m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
111,7g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
38,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
153,8g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
39,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
116,4g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
39,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
65,0g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
36,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.6%
Crops35.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 17 lakes · 33 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
349,0km
Lake surface here
68,09km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 967km²
Discharge in basins
65,4m³/s
Mean precip.
927mm/an
Mean T°
8,9°C
Moisture idx
0,32
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
540mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
82m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Innysub-area1 322,2 km²overlap706.23 km²38%
- Bassin de Brosnasub-area1 265,9 km²overlap419.85 km²23%
- Bassin de River Dealsub-area300,4 km²overlap260.33 km²14%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area523 km²overlap219.06 km²12%
- Bassin de Boynesub-area475,8 km²overlap130.49 km²7%
- Bassin de Stonyford Riversub-area157 km²overlap85.88 km²5%
- Bassin de Boynesub-area555,5 km²overlap14.81 km²1%
- Bassin de Boynesub-area20,7 km²overlap1.70 km²0%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area576,9 km²overlap0.60 km²0%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Reearea103,3 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lough Sheelinarea17,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lough Ennellarea10,8 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lough Owelarea9,7 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lough Derravaragharea8,9 km²avg depth12.0 m
- Lough Lenearea3,9 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lough Kinalearea1,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1322872area0,8 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1323954area0,7 km²avg depth2.6 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (33, ord ≥ 4)
- Innyord 4len here82.95 km60%total138 km
- Brosnaord 4len here62.04 km56%total110 km
- Shannonord 6len here27.99 km8%total343 km
- Dungolman Riverord 2len here20.20 km100%total20 km
- River Gloreord 2len here16.96 km100%total17 km
- Dealord 3len here14.16 km100%total14 km
- Stonyford Riverord 2len here13.42 km41%total32 km
- Rivertown Riverord 3len here12.35 km94%total13 km
- Rath Riverord 1len here11.08 km66%total17 km
- Kinnegad Riverord 1len here8.61 km67%total13 km
- Black Riverord 3len here6.90 km11%total60 km
- Breensford Riverord 2len here6.80 km100%total7 km
21 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Boor Riverord 2len here6.38 km67%total10 km
- River Dealord 3len here6.36 km44%total15 km
- 38th Lockord 1len here6.34 km100%total6 km
- Mongagh Riverord 2len here5.96 km42%total14 km
- Milltown Riverord 1len here5.81 km100%total6 km
- Lough Owel Feederord 2len here5.15 km100%total5 km
- Gageborough Riverord 3len here4.88 km22%total22 km
- Royal Canalord 2len here4.65 km45%total10 km
- Creggy Riverord 1len here3.60 km88%total4 km
- Monaghanstown Riverord 2len here3.56 km100%total4 km
- Derryord 1len here2.22 km100%total2 km
- 35th Lockord 1len here2.16 km100%total2 km
- Curris Riverord 1len here2.16 km100%total2 km
- Blackwaterord 2len here1.79 km17%total10 km
- Commoge Riverord 2len here1.42 km43%total3 km
- Athlone Canalord 5len here0.88 km88%total1 km
- Silverord 4len here0.84 km2%total53 km
- Belview Riverord 1len here0.71 km5%total13 km
- Tang Riverord 2len here0.58 km12%total5 km
- Kilwarden Riverord 3len here0.11 km1%total15 km
- Cross Riverord 2len here≈ tangenttotal16 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
47,0%
Pesticides
32,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas42
IUCN Not Reported · 31IUCN IV · 11🌊 Marine · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Lough Ree SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1995
124 km²
River Shannon Callows SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2021
58 km²
Middle Shannon Callows SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1996
58 km²
River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
23 km²
Lough Sheelin SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1995
19 km²
Complete list42 protected areas
- Lough Ree SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023144 km²
- Lough Ree SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1995124 km²
- River Shannon Callows SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202158 km²
- Middle Shannon Callows SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199658 km²
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported23 km²
- Lough Sheelin SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199519 km²
- Lough Ennell SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202317 km²
- Lough Derravaragh NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200314 km²
- Lough EnnellWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV199614 km²
- Lough Ennell SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199514 km²
- Lough Derravaragh SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199511 km²
- Lough Owel SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201811 km²
- Lough DerravaraghWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported199611 km²
- Lough Owel SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199511 km²
- Lough OwelWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported199610 km²
- Lough Iron SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19959 km²
- Lough Lene SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20165 km²
- Mount Hevey Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20175 km²
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20105 km²
- Lough Kinale & Derragh Lough NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20054 km²
- Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported4 km²
- Garriskil Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20174 km²
- Garriskil Bog SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19963 km²
- Ballynagrenia And Ballinderry Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20053 km²
- Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19953 km²
- Carn Park Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20162 km²
- Cloncrow Bog (New Forest) NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Nure Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Lough Garr NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20032 km²
- Crosswood Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20212 km²
- Lough Bane and Lough Glass SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2 km²
- Wooddown Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20032 km²
- Lough IronWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19962 km²
- Clonydonnin Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Milltownpass Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20051 km²
- White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported1 km²
- Glen Lough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19951 km²
- Lough GlenWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV19961 km²
- Split Hills and Long Hill Esker SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20191 km²
- Wooddown Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20220 km²
- Ballymore Fen SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Scragh Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20180 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN