Lago di Fimon

Fimon lake is the last natural basin remaining of all the ones that used to fill the valleys in the Berici Hills.

The marsh plants, of considerable value, include the water chestnut, a by now very rare plant that roots on the bottom but floats on the surface and whose characteristic fruits were widely used as food by prehistoric populations.

The animal communities linked to still waters are among the richest and most complex on our territory. We can recognise animals that only live in water, like molluscs and insects that move on the surface or in the depths, fish and amphibians, sedentary and migratory birds, local and exotic mammals, without neglecting any link of the complex and delicate network of microhabitat on the lake.

A special section is also dedicated to springs and streams. The rainwater that filters into the karst lands at the top of the hills re-emerges from the springs that open onto the slopes; the resulting streams offer an optimum watery environment for luxuriant vegetation and for numerous, very interesting small aquatic animals.