Protected areas in Sri Lanka

Hunugal Pokuna (Rajawaka)

A cluster of Limestone pools is found in Rajawaka Forest Reserve H unugal Pokuna or Limestone Pond is referred to a cluster of …

Sri Pada , fondly known to the west as Adam's Peak (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී පාදස්ථානය; Tamil: சிவனொளிபாத மலை) is a mountain and a sacred pilgrimage sit…

Wilpita Wewa , also known as Lenabatuwa Wewa (Sinhala: විල්පිට වැව, ලේනබටුව වැව), is an irrigation tank situated at the northeast edge of the Wilpi…

Galway's Land National Park (Sinhala: ගැල්වේස්ලන්ඩ් ජාතික වනෝද්‍යානය; Tamil: கல்வே நில தேசிய வனம்) is a national park situated in Nuwara Eliya …

Thangamale Sanctuary (Sinhala: තංගමලේ අභයභූමිය) is a sanctuary famous for bird watching situated west of Haputale town in Badulla District, Sri Lan…

Riverston (Sinhala: රිවස්ටන්) is a popular eco-tourism destination in the northern part of the Knuckles Mountain Range in Matale District, Sri Lan…

Knuckles Mountain Range (Sinhala: නකල්ස් කඳුවැටිය; Tamil: நக்கிள்ஸ் மலைத்தொடர்) is located in central Sri Lanka, in the districts of Matale and Kan…

Thalangama Wewa (Sinhala: තලංගම වැව) is a man-made tank situated in the Madiwela catchment area within the Kelani Ganga River basin in Colombo Di…

Kadolkele Mangrove Reserve (Sinhala: කඩොල්කැලේ කඩොලාන රක්ෂිතය) is a small mangrove forest patch located on the right bank of the Northern part of Ne…

Diyawanna Oya Wetland , also known as Diyawanna Lake (දියවන්නා ඔය), is an urban wetland located about 11 km away from Colombo in Sri Jayewardenepur…

Nilgala Savannah Forest is a savannah-dominated forest located north of Monaragala town in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. A part of it is a protec…

Pottuvil Lagoon (Sinhala: පොතුවිල් කලපුව) is a shallow brackish water coastal lagoon located in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. Physical, ecological f…