Somerset Levels and Moors
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
64 km²
Subdivision · GBR
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West
United Kingdom
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
41,6km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
10,7°C
Annual rain
929mm
Warmest m°
20,3°C
Coldest m°
2,3°C
Elevation: 14 m on average (min 2 m, max 73 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,7°C
Annual rain
929mm
Warmest month
20,3°C
Coldest month
2,3°C
Mean alt.
14m
Min
2m
Max
73m
Std. dev.
11m
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
6,3
Org. C
54,7g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
19,5%
Silt
44,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Somerset
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
74,4g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
19,9%
Silt
45,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
54,8g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
18,5%
Silt
44,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
34,9g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
19,9%
Silt
44,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.7%
Crops49.2%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)39.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
64,1%
Pesticides
27,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN IV · 4IUCN Not Reported · 2🌊 Marine · 1
Somerset Levels and Moors
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1997
64 km²
Somerset Wetlands
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve · 2022
61 km²
Westhay Moor
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1985
5 km²
Twinhills Woods and Meadows
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1990
0 km²
Ben Knowle
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest · 1984
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN