The Sulfner Weiher in Avelengo, South Tyrol

You would not guess from the many different animal and plant species here that this pond was originally designed as an irrigation basin. In summer brightly coloured dragonflies flit over the surface of the water, with birds of all kinds twittering in the surrounding trees and countless plant species lining the shore. In the warmer months the surface is covered with white waterlilies, much to the delight of each visitor to this biotope.