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Kanneliya is situated in
the southern part of Sri Lanka, which is about 147km
away from Colombo. The total forest is spread over
10,139.3 hectares. The forest complex occupies the
interfluves between two rivers, the Gin Ganga and the
Nilwala Ganga, and consists of a series of ridges and
valleys, with elevation ranges from 60m to 425m above
mean sea level. The mean monthly temperature is around
27C with a diurnal range of 4-5C, with maximum
temperature recorded in mid-May. The annual rainfall in
Kanneliya is around 3750mm.
The Kanneliya Forest as a
whole is among the most important natural forests in the
southern province for protection of the head waters of
the Gin and Nilwala, which are critically important for
socio-economic development in the Galle and Matara
districts. This region is identified as floristically
one of the richest areas in South Asia. There is a high
proportion of endemism among the identified woody
plants, with 159 species belonging to 94 genera and 41
families being endemic to Sri Lanka. Some 220 faunal
species with 41 endemics have been recorded from the KDN
and adjacent forests. A majority of the 20 endemic birds
in Sri Lanka are restricted to the rain forests of the
southwest. Large numbers of medicinal plants are found
in the KDN forest complex. Some of these plants are:
Getting there: From Galle, take the Udugama
Road (B129) to Udugama. Continue towards Hiniduma and
the turn-off to Kanneliya is after the 3 km post on the
B429.
Visit
Kanneliya Rainforest Reserve
Picture Gallery