This site consists of the unmodified mature flood plain section of the Finn River system. It is a mature river, with a marginal alluvial flood plain and interconnecting eutrophic lough which supports a range of associated swamp, tall herb fen and inundated grassland vegetation communities.
The site has a rich assortment of rare and notable plant species and is part of the internationally important site network regularly used by the Upper Lough Erne wintering whooper swan population.
It is also a breeding wader site and an important site for invertebrates with a rich assemblage, particularly aquatic coleoptera (waterbeetles), including several rare species.
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