A 13-acre wetland at the estuary of the Skoulikaria stream, at Ammitis beach, forms a haven of biodiversity and rest station for migratory birds.
The spot also hosts the largest expanse of reeds on Naxos –a refuge for spotted crakes (Porzana porzana), common moorhens (Gallinula chloropus), little bitterns (Ixobrychus minutus), as well as several fish species, especially eels.
The local authorities of the area used to rent the wetland out to fishermen and reed collectors but the practice was banned by a presidential decree of July 2012, which included Ammitis in a list of 380 protected small wetlands.
