The area includes an oxbow lake of the Neckar, the woods along the banks, adjacent meadows and fields, unused former fillings and rubble areas as well as parts of the banks of the Neckar Canal.

The Neckar's oxbow lake is a rare relic of earlier river history.

The fish richness of the oxbow lake with mud-pepper, chub, rudd, carp and another 15 species is attractive for grey heron, kingfisher and bittern.

The reed beds on the banks are populated by woodlice, spiders and digger wasp, among others, and pike find their spawning grounds there.

Grass snakes, red-cheeked turtles, muskrats and hares have been sighted several times.