Udawatta Kele Sanctuary
Udawatta Kele Udawatta Kele sanctuary,often spelled as Udawattakele,is a historic forest reserve a hill -ridge in the city of Kandy. It is 124 hectares large.During the days of Kandyan Kingdom,Udawttakele was known as"Uda Wasala Watta" in sinhalese meaning 'the Garden Above the Royal Palace".The sentuary is the famous for its extensive avifauna.The reserved also contains a great variety of plants,spicies,specially lianas,shrubs and small trees.Thre are several giant lianas.Many of small and medium size mammals that inhabit sri lanka can be seen here.