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Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
is
located
at
a
distance
of
21
km
from
the
city
of
Galle
in
the
Galle
District
of
the
Southern
Province,
it
is
a
beautiful,
tranquil
and
cool
lowland
evergreen
ecosystem.
Situated
at
an
altitude
of
50-300
m
above
sea
level,
this
reserve
is
also
known
as
Punchi
Sinharaja.
To
see
the
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
you
have
to
enter
the
entrance
of
the
reserve
which
you
will
find
after
traveling
about
21km
on
the
Galle
Udugama
road.
History:History
has
it
that
during
World
War
II,
it
was
used
as
a
British
Empire
headquarters.
Also
in
1930
a
study
was
done
on
the
existing
land
and
in
1937
it
was
named
as
Kottawa
Forest
Park.Β Although
this
was
part
of
the
Sinharaja
in
the
early
days,
due
to
later
human
activities
and
human
settlements,
the
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
is
now
limited
to
a
small
area
of
about
37
acres
apart
from
the
Sinharaja.
When
you
go
one
way
in
this
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
you
will
find
a
natural
pool
full
of
coolness.
Most
people
who
visit
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
do
not
forget
to
go
down
to
this
pool
and
have
fun.
Also,
there
is
a
tea
research
institute
located
near
the
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
so
you
can
have
the
same
experience
here.
When
you
enter
this
reserve,
you
will
not
feel
lonely
because
the
tranquility
of
the
environment
is
broken
by
the
sounds
of
the
various
species
of
birds
that
live
here.
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
is
a
major
habitat
for
native
birds
and
small
species
of
fish
endemic
to
the
small
streams
that
flow
through
the
reserve.
The
plants
in
the
Kottawa
Reserve
Forest
add
a
unique
beauty
to
the
ecosystem.
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