An important site for numerous species of wintering and nesting waterbirds, the site is also very important for the Otter. Human activities include extensive livestock rearing and hunting, fishing, reed cutting for thatch, conservation education, and tourism. Ramsar site no. 713. La Brenne . A plateau region with a complex of 1,500 semi-natural lakes and ponds, formed in the Middle Ages by levee construction.
Vegetation includes dense belts of fringing reeds, submergent and floating vegetation.
The surrounding landscape consists of forests, heathland, wet meadows, dry grassland and cultivated land. An important area for passerines and for breeding, nesting and staging numerous species of waterbirds. Human activities include agriculture, forestry, fish farming, hunting, quarrying, and tourism. The site's area fluctuates depending on climatic conditions. A shallow lake, dominated by macrophytic vegetation and three large floating forests and exhibiting features of a tropical wetland.