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Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya or KDN is a forest complex in southern Sri Lanka. The forest complex designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO. The KDN complex is the last large remaining rainforest in Sri Lanka other than Sinharaja. This forest area has been identified as one of the floristically richest areas in South Asia. The forest complex is situated 35 km northwest of city of Galle. The rain forest is a major catchment area for two of the most important rivers in southern Sri Lanka, the Gin and Nilwala Rivers. This biosphere reserve harbors many plants and animal species endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya, or KDN, is a forest reserve in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Identified as one of the most floristically rich areas in South Asia; this forest region is the last remaining large rainforest in Sri Lanka, other than the Sinharaja Rainforest. The forest is situated 35km northwest of the City of Galle; and is a major catchment area for two of the most important rivers in southern Sri Lanka, Gin Ganga and Nilwala Ganga. Designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO, the Kanneliya forest reserve home to many endemic plant and animal species.
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Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya or KDN is a forest complex in southern Sri Lanka. The forest complex designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO.[1] The KDN complex is the last large remaining rainforest in Sri Lanka other than Sinharaja.[2] This forest area has been identified as one of the floristically richest areas in South Asia.[3] The forest complex is situated 35 km northwest of city of Galle. The rain forest is a major catchment area for two of the most important rivers in southern Sri Lanka, the Gin and Nilwala Rivers. This biosphere reserve harbors many plants and animal species endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Kanneliya Forest Reserve is located in the Galle district in the southern region of Sri Lanka. This trail starts off from the Kanneliya Conservation Centre. It first climbs up to the Kabbale Mountain Peak where an amazing view of the whole area can be seen. The coast can also be seen on a clear day. The trail completes the circle climbing down to the “Anagimale” water fall and back to the conservation centre. Roughly takes 5-6 Hours to complete the 7km Hike with a total altitude gain of 450m.

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Field visit to Kanneliya Forest Reserve

Nature Beyond the Horizon - The environment society of Horizon campus organised a one day field visit to Kanneliya Forest Reserve on 26/08/2018. This event was participated by 9 staff members and over 100 members. This was the second largest event held by NatBeHo. The event was s great success.

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Kanneliya Forest Reserve located in the Galle district is the largest of the KDN, or Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya, forest complex. Kanneliya is regarded as one of the most biologically diverse areas in the country (as well as in the world). The bio-diversity of Kanneliya is considered richer, even compared to the world heritage rain forest “sinharaja”.Most of Kanneliya today is a forest that had recovered from selective logging that had happened in1970s. The water flows in the forest are now recovering with a numerous numbers of streams adding life to the diverse vegetation and some what hilly landscape. These streams create several beautiful cascades in side the forest. They also provide ideal opportunities for nice cool dip in some of the purest streams in the whole world!

Getting There

Public access to Kanneliya is allowed through the forest department managed conservation center located close to Galle-Udugama-Neliwa road at Koralegama, Panangala.View Google
Weather and Season

December to February Lower chance of rain. Streams generally rich after rain. Good time to visit Kanneliya for waterfalls.
March to April Less chance of rain. But water levels would also be less. Good time to visit Kanneliya for Hiking
May to July Higher change of rain. Time your visit after high monsoon activity to see waterfalls in full flow
August, September Can be quite dry. Good for hiking but water levels will be low.
October, November Higher changce of rain. Time your visit after high monsoon activity to see waterfalls in full flow

Attractions and activities

Hiking: There are two main trails that takes you deep in to the forest. Kabbale mountain trail takes you up to a summit point from where you can enjoy the panoramic view of the surrounding. Trail to Narangas Ella goes deep in to the forest passing several points of interest such as the Giant Navada tree.
Natural Bath: Streams flowing through Kanneiya offers many opportunities to take a dip in clean, cool waters. Popular natural pools include the pool in front of the Kanneliya conservation center, the pool behind the conservation center and a natural pool behind the Kanneliya Forest resort.
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Accommodation Options

The best option would be to stay at the forest department dormitory right at the entrance to the forest. also there are few private eco-lodges close to Kanneliya.

Because of its proximity to Galle, you can stay in Galle and drive to Kanneliya. It takes less than an hour form Galle to reach there.

Look for more accommodation options in this area at Lakdasun forum accommodation options board

Notes, Tips and Special Remarks

A forest department guide will always accompany you on your hikes.
Take only pictures, leave only foot prints
Water levels in the waterfalls will significantly go down during dry months. Therefore if you want to see them in full flow, time your visit just after rainy season
When it rains, some of the trails get infected with Leeches. Make sure that you are prepared.

Sri Lanka - Road Trip 2 | Galle Fort | Kanneliya Rain forest Reserve | Day 02

So here goes DAY 2 of our road trip to Galle!
Kanneliya rain forest to Galle fort to getting lost and OH! the LEACHES!!!
Tag along and tune in for the Day 3 vlog, coming right up!

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Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya, or KDN, is a forest reserve in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Identified as one of the most floristically rich areas in South Asia; this forest region is the last remaining large rainforest in Sri Lanka, other than the Sinharaja Rainforest. The forest is situated 35km northwest of the City of Galle; and is a major catchment area for two of the most important rivers in southern Sri Lanka, Gin Ganga and Nilwala Ganga. Designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO, the Kanneliya forest reserve home to many endemic plant and animal species.

Geographical Features
The KDN forest reserve consists of a series of parallel hills and valleys; ranging in elevation from 60m to 425m above sea level, and extending to an area of approximately 5306 hectares. It acts as a catchment for many rivers and streams; including Gin Ganga and Nilwala Ganga, that have their sources within the forest, and flow toward the west and the east of the forest respectively. Kanneli (from which Kanneliya gains its name), Nanikiththa and Udugama are the smaller streams that begin within the Kanneliya Rainforest; while Homa Dola and Gal Bandi Dola are sourced by the Nakiyadeniya and Dediyagala and pass through the forest. The forest receives a substantial rainfall of 3,750mm; with a mean annual temperature of 27.0°C, which can vary approximately 4°C to 5°C. Many ancient taxonomic groups of Gondwana are present in these rain forests. They also relate to Indo-Malayan plants and animals.

Flora and Fauna
The Kanneliya Forest reserve has large number of endemic flora and fauna; with 17 percent of lowland endemic floral species confined to this forest area, and 41 species of endemic fauna living there. Of the 319 woody plants recorded in the KDN forest reserve, about 52 per cent are endemic. The vegetation is representative of the Sri Lankan lowland rainforests; with the floral communities dominated by Shorea, Dipterocarpus, andMesua plants, which is common in the emergent layer. The forest also harbours numerous medicinal plants and rare plants within the forest; including yellow vine (Concinium fenestratum), Salacia reticulata, heart-leaved moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia), coarse tassel fern (Lycopodium Squarrosum), and coarse tassel fern (Lycopodium phlegmaria). 27 percent of the floral species within the forest are listed as vulnerable, and 45 percent are in the rare plants category.

Kanneliya also has a total of over 220 known species of fauna; including 86 species of mammals, 36 species of snakes, and several species of avian life and fish. Amongst the bird species here; 26 birds are endemic with 20 of them only seen within the KDN forest complex. Some of these are the Sri Lankan spur fowl, Sri Lankan jungle fowl, Sri Lankan grey hornbill, red-faced Malkoha, orange-billed babbler and the Sri Lankan blue magpie. The Green-billed Coucal, Sri Lankan blue magpie, ashy-headed laughing thrush and the white-faced starling are bird species that are also listed as endangered. Twenty percent of Sri Lanka’s endemic freshwater fishes inhabit in the waters of Gin River and Nilwala River; while 17 endemic snakes are amongst the Kanneliya Rainforest’s herpetofauna. A total of 23 species of lizards were recorded within the KDN forest reserve.

The Socio-economic conditions and Conservation
Over 10,000 people inhabit the 78 villages around the Kanneliya rainforest. A number of activities; such as forestry, collection of non-timber products, rice cultivation, tea, rubber and cinnamon plantations, animal husbandry and other forms of agriculture and cottage industries; are undertaken by these villagers around the forest as part of their livelihood. The Nugegoda, Rajagala and Dediyagala hermitages are situated in quiet clearings within the forest itself. When people settled in the area, the forest complex was subjected to logging for a few decades; until, thankfully, laws against it were put in place in 1988. Fortunately the diversity of species and plants remained largely intact, despite this destruction. A forest corridor is currently being planned between the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and the KDN forest Reserve, in order to facilitate animal movement between the two forests.

The Attractions
Visitors to Kanneliya should first visit the Forestry Department building housed within the jungle. The building also has a dormitory with bunkbeds, where visitors can choose to stay overnight. They also provide traditional meals in the cafeteria made from fresh local produce. So spending a whole day looking at the attractions is a good idea too.

The Kanneliya Rainforest has many beautiful sights to see. But key amongst these are four of them. The Anagimale Falls is an extremely attractive white cascade bounding over a number of large rocks strewn around the stream bed, and is just 2km from the gate on a broad trail. This makes it very accessible. The streams lost

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Kottawa Conservation Forest.

Kottawa Conservation Forest is a very interesting place for people who are especially concerned about nature and ecology. Kottawa forest patch in Galle District is one of the few rain forest patches in Sri Lanka.
The entrance to the forest patch is along the Udugama Road.

One coming though southern expressway could reach the place easily from Pinnaduwa Exit moving towards Galle, and turning left on the Udugama Road. There is a beautiful swimming pool also.

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Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya, or KDN, is a forest reserve in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Identified as one of the most floristically rich areas in South Asia; this forest region is the last remaining large rainforest in Sri Lanka, other than the Sinharaja Rainforest. The forest is situated 35km northwest of the City of Galle; and is a major catchment area for two of the most important rivers in southern Sri Lanka, Gin Ganga and Nilwala Ganga. Designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO, the Kanneliya forest reserve home to many endemic plant and animal species.

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