This raised bog shows the extensive impact of human activity.
Drainage, rural peat-cutting and buckwheat cultivation have
considerably altered the area. By means of EU funds, partial
areas have been subject to rewetting since 1996. The bog
regeneration process can be witnessed on the accumulated peat-
cuttings which are becoming overgrown with sphagnum moss. Other
areas are being reconquered by open and semi-open heather
moorlands or beech forests. The border areas are mostly
extensively used grasslands. Numerous endangered species such as
the Yellow-Spotted Whiteface, Coronella austriaca (Smooth
Snake), Southern Grey Shrike, and the European Nightjar can be
found. The area has been designated as a NR and is registered as
a protectorate of the Habitat Directive. A bog trail provides
good insight into the area. A small number of Moor Frogs spawn
in areas of the raised bog that have been subject to rewetting.
Successful reproduction, however, cannot be assured because the
sphagnum growth results in water acidifi