| Nanmangalam Reserve Forest | |
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 Nanmangalam Reserve Forest | |
  Location in Chengalpattu, India | |
| Location | Chengalpattu District,Tamil Nadu,India |
| Nearest city | Chennai |
| Coordinates | 12°55′37″N80°10′19″E / 12.927°N 80.172°E /12.927; 80.172 |
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Governing body | Tamil Nadu Forest Department |
| forests.tn.nic.in | |
Nanmangalam Reserve Forest is a protected forest located inChengalpattu district, about 24 km from the city centre. It is located atMedavakkam on Velachery High Road betweenVelachery andTambaram. Thereserve forest has an area of 320 hectares. However, the total area of the forest is 2,400 hectares.[1]
The forest is popular amongbird watchers and is home to about 85 species of birds.Red-wattled lapwing,Hoopoe,crested honey buzzard,grey partridge,coucal,Indian eagle-owl,white-breasted kingfisher,pied kingfisher,southern bush lark andred-whiskered bulbul are commonly seen in the area.[2]
The 320-hectare Nanmangalam Reserved Forest, located about 10 km from Velachery, is a scrubland around an abandoned granite quarry[3] and is home to some of the rare territorial orchids, according to a recent study.[4]
The neighbourhood of Nanmangalam is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state ofTamil Nadu.[5]
