Site Information for Lullington Heath(UKA00152)
Lullington Heath Information
The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing located on a high plateau surrounded by heath land. The nearest road is approximately 1.5 kilometres distance from the site. The surrounding area is open rural landscape.
UK-AIR ID: UKA00152
EU Site ID: GB0038R
Altitude (metres): 125
Environment Type: Rural Background
PM2.5 Targets This site is used in the assessment of the Annual Mean Concentration Target (AMCT) under the Environmental Target (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, subject to meeting the inclusion criteria on an annual basis. It is not used in the assessment of the Population Exposure Reduction Target (PERT). To find out more about how measurements are used to calculate progress towards the targets and which sites have met the inclusion criteria in different years, please see the PM2.5 target calculation page.
Site Location
Environment Type: Rural Background
Site Address: Lullington Heath
Government Region: South East
Easting/Northing: 553829, 101616
Latitude/Longitude: 50.793700, 0.181250
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Partners
The Partners who operate networks at this monitoring sites are shown in the table below. Clicking on the Partner name will open their website in a new window.
| Operator | Networks |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Energy & Environment | Weekly rainfall (LOW) |
| Ricardo Energy & Environment | UKEAP - Rural NO2 (NO2-Net) |
| Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | Acid Gas and Aerosol Network |
| Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | National Ammonia Monitoring Network |
| Bureau Veritas | Automatic Rural Monitoring Network |
Pollutants measured at this monitoring site
The pollutants measured at this monitoring site, grouped by network, are shown below. Use the links below to quickly jump to a specific network.
- Acid Gas and Aerosol Network
- Automatic Rural Monitoring Network
- National Ammonia Monitoring Network
- UKEAP - Rural NO2 (NO2-Net)
- UKEAP - Rural NO2 (NO2-Net) - parallel sampling
- Weekly rainfall (LOW)
Acid Gas and Aerosol Network
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Particulate calcium | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Particulate chloride | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Particulate magnesium | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Particulate sodium | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Particulate nitrite | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Particulate nitrate | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Particulate sulphate | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Gaseous nitric acid | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Gaseous nitrous acid | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
| Gaseous sulphur dioxide | 01/02/2017 | - | 1.5 |
Automatic Rural Monitoring Network
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) | Hourly PM Measurement method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone | 04/10/1986 | - | 3.0 | |
| Nitric oxide | 29/09/1988 | - | 3.0 | |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 29/09/1988 | - | 3.0 | |
| Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide | 29/09/1988 | - | 3.0 | |
| Sulphur dioxide | 16/03/1988 | - | 3.0 | |
| PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 01/06/2022 | - | 3.0 | FIDAS |
| PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 01/06/2022 | - | 3.0 | FIDAS |
| Modelled Wind Direction | 01/08/2010 | - | 10.0 | |
| Modelled Wind Speed | 01/08/2010 | - | 10.0 | |
| Modelled Temperature | 01/08/2010 | - | 2.0 |
National Ammonia Monitoring Network
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| particulate ammonium | 04/06/1999 | - | 1.5 |
| gaseous ammonia (active) | 03/12/1996 | - | 1.5 |
UKEAP - Rural NO2 (NO2-Net)
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide | 08/03/2017 | - | 1.2 |
| Nitrogen dioxide (corrected) | 29/01/2020 | - | 1.2 |
UKEAP - Rural NO2 (NO2-Net) - parallel sampling
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2023 | Not available |
| Nitrogen dioxide (corrected) | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2023 | Not available |
Weekly rainfall (LOW)
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Chloride in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Potassium in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Magnesium in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Sodium in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Phosphate as P in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Nitrate as N in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Ammonium as N in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Sulphate as S in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Non-marine sulphate as S in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Acidity in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Conductivity | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| pH in precipitation | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Rainfall | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
| Fluoride | 01/11/2016 | - | 1.5 |
Networks measured at this monitoring site
The listing below shows the networks that this monitoring site belongs to. You can search for sites within these networks by clicking on their name, or use the network information links to find out more about them.
| Network | Search | Further Details | Get Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) | Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) | About network | Latest pollution summary Current Levels Pre-Formatted Data Files |
| UKEAP: Acid Gases & Aerosol Network | UKEAP: Acid Gases & Aerosol Network | About network | CEH Website (External website) Data Selector |
| UKEAP: National Ammonia Monitoring Network | UKEAP: National Ammonia Monitoring Network | About network | Data Selector |
| UKEAP: Precip-Net | UKEAP: Precip-Net | About network | Data Selector |
| UKEAP: Rural NO2 | UKEAP: Rural NO2 | About network | Data Selector |