A specifically protected area, a nature preserve, in the area of the former pheasant reserve on the right bank of the Otava opposite Nový Dražejov. It was declared on an area of 22 hectares in 1985 for the purpose of preserving the growths of a bottomland forest, the so-called “hard” meadow (oak, ash) in the remainders of heaps from gold mining. There is a significant occurrence of amphibians in periodically flooded pools and protected bird species especially in spring (Spotted Flycatcher, Short-toed Treecreeper, Marsh Tit...).