The wet meadows are important habitat for certain staging species. The site supports nationally rare and threatened species of fish, amphibians, reptiles and butterflies, as well as notable plants typical of nutrient-poor grasslands. Human activities include livestock rearing, fishing, hunting and recreation. A former raised bog, with marshland, open water, channels, heathlands, and forests dominated by Betula , Quercus and Pinus . The site is important for numerous species of breeding and wintering waterbirds and supports notable plants and lichens.
Public access is restricted.
One of the largest remaining raised bogs in the Netherlands, with wet and dry heathland, Molinia grassland, and Betula scrub. The site supports numerous species of notable plants. Human activities have included extensive peat cutting. There are no public facilities. Ramsar site no. 428.