A national network for the UK

The UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network has a wide geographical coverage, currently consisting of 11 lakes and 14 streams across the UK, which are monitored chemically, physically and biologically.

Data plots

Macroinvertebrate plot thumbnailSite-specific time series plots for water chemistry, and epilithic diatom and macroinvertebrate species data are available via individual site pages. They are displayed as static images.

 

Map of sites

Lakes

UWMN_01: Loch Coire nan Arr (Note: Data to 2007 after which nearby Loch Coire Fionnaraich replaced this site)
UWMN_04: Lochnagar
UWMN_05: Loch Chon
UWMN_06: Loch Tinker
UWMN_07: Round Loch of Glenhead
UWMN_08: Loch Grannoch
UWMN_10: Scoat Tarn
UWMN_11: Burnmoor Tarn
UWMN_15: Llyn Llagi
UWMN_16: Llyn Cwm Mynach
UWMN_21: Blue Lough
UWMN_25: Loch Coire Fionnaraich

Streams

UWMN_02: Allt a'Mharcaidh
UWMN_03: Allt na Coire nan Con
UWMN_09: Dargall Lane
UWMN_12: River Etherow
UWMN_13: Old Lodge
UWMN_14: Narrator Brook
UWMN_17: Afon Hafren (Severn)
UWMN_18: Afon Gwy (Wye)
UWMN_19: Beagh's Burn
UWMN_20: Bencrom River
UWMN_22: Coneyglen Burn
UWMN_26: Danby Beck
UWMN_27: Baddoch Burn
UWMN_28: ECN Trout Beck [links to site details on ECN website]

 

Photo credits in 'Sites' section:

  • All site banner photos by Ewan Shilland except Loch Coire nan Arr (internet, digital commons)