Description of the attraction
The Lake Lawler Nature Reserve in the Val d'Aosta region of Italy was created to protect a small lake located at 1175 meters above sea level and fed by three springs. The lake is surrounded by vast reed beds, mountain peaks and "smooth" hills of glacial origin - landscapes that invariably attract tourists here. The total area of the reserve is only 15 hectares.
Loler is famous for the abundance of plankton, the quantity of which can only be compared to one more Valdostan lake - Lozon, as well as flora of particular importance. There are also aquatic plant species such as algae and pemphigus. A three-leafed watch grows not far from the coast, and yellow marsh marigold and river gravilat are abundant along the streams flowing into the lake. On the drier western slopes of the reserve, you can find xerophilous plants - Cossack juniper and blooming monotonous sunflower, and vast abandoned fields are the main habitat of the rare Pennsylvanian Potentilla.
On the rocky cliffs of Lake Lawler, golden eagles, goshawks and common buzzards can often be seen. Around the lake itself, aquatic bird species such as wild ducks that nest here and moors feed here. Numerous amphibians and reptiles - common toads and snakes - live in and around the pond. The Loler waters are inhabited by tenches, invertebrates and countless insect species.
You can get to the Lake Lawler nature reserve by taking the road to Valgriesensch, Bas-Pierre or La Ravoir.
