Nature camp to Khidrapur and sacred groves near Radhanagari and Dajipur.
Sacred grove or Devrai are the small patches of the forest protected by community with local deity temple. Earlier collection of any kind of forest produce or hunting were strictly prohibited within these patches. Due to this such natural habitat can grow into a complex forest and can act a gene bank for rest of the area. But now due to rapid urbanization, changing culture and wrong plantation in devrai areas, these reprentative forest are getting lost.
During camp 6 different devrais near Dajipur WLS were visited.
Bird sightings include paradise flycatcher, common kingfisher, white throated kingfisher, yellow footed green pigeon and many more..
The plant list includ
es -
- Acacia
Spp.
- Artocarpus
heterophylus (Phanas)
- Bauhinia
racemosa (Apta)
- Beautea
monosperma (Palas)
- Careya
arborea (Kumbhi)
- Carrissa
Karandas (Karvand)
- Carvia
callosa (Karvi)
- Caryota
urens (Bherli mad)
- Cassia
fistula (Bahava)
- Cissampelos
pareira
- Cryptolepis
buchananii (Dudhvel)
- Dendrobium
roseum
- Dicoxylum
binectorifolium
- Dillenia
indica (Karmal)
- Erythrina
indica (Pangara)
- Entada
rheedii (Garambi)
- Ficus
benghslensis (Vad)
- Ficus
hespida (Kala umber)
- Ficus
racemosa (Umber)
- Ficus
religiosa (Pimpal)
- Garuga
pinnata (Kakad)
- Gnetum
ulva
- Gnidia
glauca (datpadi)
- Helicteres
isora (Murudsheng)
- Hemidesmus
indicus (Anantmul)
- Hollarhena
antidysentrica (Pandhra kuda)
- Jasminum
sambac (Wild Jasmine)
- Lagerstroemia
nana (Nana)
- Lannea
coromondelica (Moi)
- Macranga peltata
(Chanda)
- Mangifera
indica (Amba)
- Memecylon
umbellatum (Anjan)
- Morinda
pubescence (Bartondi)
- Nothopegia
castaneifolia
- Obenaria
recurva
- Petalidium
barleroides (Indian cristata plant)
- Phyllanthus
embelica (Avla)
- Pongamia
pinnata (Karanj)
- Securinega
leucopyrus (Pandharfali)
- Sterculia
urens (Kahandol)
- Tamarindus
indicus (Chinch)
- Tectona
grandia (Sag)
- Terminalia
belerica (Beheda)
- Terminalia
chebula (Harda)
- Vaugeria
spinosa (Alu)
- Wrigtia
tinctoria (Kala kuda)
- Ziziphus
rugosa (Bor)
Sharing some photographs clicked during the camp.
Photographs clicked by Thiruvengadam and Shreya B
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| Securinega leucopyrus |
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| Beauty of deciduous forest- Erythrina Sps. |
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| Ficus Sps. |
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| Heterophragma quandrangularis fruits |
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| Ficus hispida fruits |
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| Obenaria recurva |
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| Dendrobium roseum |
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| Common Hoopoe |
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| White throated Kingfisher |
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| A perfect place for nesting |
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| Crested Lark |
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| Khidrapur temple |
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| Khidrapur temple |
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| Jezebel on Entada |
