Description
On the edges of the wetland, species associated with drier soils and typical of the undergrowth of the surrounding spruce forest, such as rhododendron and bilberry, dominate.
At both ends of the bog, vegetation characteristic of wet meadows has established itself with eriophorus, Trichophorum cespitosum and sedges. This situation is repeated in patches within the peat bog in places where the moisture content is fairly high. Here, Pinguicolavulgaris, an insectivorous plant associated with such environments, can be found in considerable quantities.
In the central part of the peat bog, there is an area characterised by low humidity, so that a special vegetation has established itself comprising species typical of meadows and species from wetter areas such as Valeriana dioica, Scutellaria galericulata and Eriophorum alpinum.
In some places there are fairly large sphagnum mounds on which vegetation typical of raised bogs has established itself with Vaccinium oxycoccus, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and the insectivorous species Drosera rotundifolia.
The surrounding tree vegetation tends, where soil moisture is lower, to colonise the bog. In fact, specimens of spruce (Picea excelsa) and larch (Larix decidua) with maximum heights of 5-6 m can be found scattered here.
In the stream running through the peat bog, one can observe a species associated with open water: Menyanthes trifoliata, and on the muddy banks there is Droseraanglica, another insectivorous plant.
The biotope also plays an important role for the local fauna, as a feeding and breeding ground for amphibians, such as the mountain frog (Rana temporaria) and the spotted salamander (Salamandra salamandra), and as a feeding ground for ungulates, the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), and Tetraonidae, the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and black grouse (Tetrao tetrix).