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A Forest Above the City

Udawattakele Forest Reserve — North of Kandy

Forest trail under tall trees in Udawattakele Forest Reserve, KandyUDAWATTAKELE FOREST TRAILPhoto by McKay Savage from Chennai, India on Wikimedia Commons
North of KandyPhoto — McKay Savage from Chennai, India

More than 80 bird species have been recorded in a forest that starts a ten-minute walk from Kandy's town centre.

A 104-hectare forest reserve on the hill directly behind the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, protected since 1856. Walking trails loop past a royal pond, cave hermitages, and stands of giant lianas.

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7.2994° N, 80.6389° ECarto · OSM