On the southern shore are patches of hardwood forests, a few feeder streams, a promenade, and the old farm Lilla Sickla [sv] south of which are several minor wetlands.

Most of metal contribution, copper, lead, and zinc, comes from Hammarbybacken where high levels of arsenic, chromium, phthalates, PCB, and Carbon tetrachloride have also been recorded.

Even though most of these pollutions are bound to particles, leachate from the eastern part of the tip is believed to leak into the lake.

[4] Chlorophyll content have decreased since the 1980s and is at present around 45 μg/L which gives a transparency of 1,5 m.[3] Most common phytoplankton species are filamentous cyanobacteria and diatoms, while zooplankton are represented by daphnia and copepods.

Additionally, the area is a great locale for amphibians, with a presence of common toad and moor frog, and traces of beaver have been found around the lake.