This area is of special scientific interest because of its species-rich lowland meadow. Species-rich grassland tends to occur only where land management is not intensive, in particular where traditional farming practices have been maintained. As a result it is not a widespread habitat in Northern Ireland and is often fragmented, consisting of individual fields, parts of fields or banks. Species-rich dry grassland such as that found at Gortycavan, is a particularly scarce resource in Northern Ireland.
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