Kolhapur Camp report

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 includes -

• 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

Securinega leucopyrus

Beauty of deciduous forest- Erythrina Sps.

Ficus Sps.

Heterophragma quandrangularis fruits

Ficus hispida fruits 

Obenaria recurva

Dendrobium roseum

Common Hoopoe

White throated Kingfisher

A perfect place for nesting

Crested Lark

Khidrapur temple

Khidrapur temple

Jezebel on Entada