The Site is a large mire complex with a number of large and smaller pools, as well as dry ground with open upland birch woodland and Norway spruce Picea abies. The mire complex is characterized by a variation of string mires (shifting dry and wet strings) and dryer mires on shallow slopes. It is an important area for several threatened breeding waterbirds, such as the Nothern harrier Circus cyaneus, the ruff Philomachus pugnax and the Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus. The mire areas store carbon, regulate local climate, provide water during droughts, and contribute to flood control during periods of high precipitation. Human uses are limited to leisure activities including sport fishing and hunting.