Location: This wildlife park is enclosed in the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats and lies 40 Kms from Mannarkkad in Kerala. It is bounded by the Attappadi Reserve Forests in the east, Palghat woods in the west and and Nilambur divisions in the south.
Area: 77 sq. kms
Best Time to Visit: The month of September to March.
History – In 1888, this park was stated as a reserved site under the Forest Act and in 1914 it was declared as a Reserved Forest by the Government of Madras in 1914.
Flora and Fauna- This Park sustains unusual plants and herbs of great medicinal value. This Silent Valley National Park has about 110 species of fauna having medicinal value. Seven novel species of plants have also been discovered here.
The Nilgiri tahrs, whose existence is recently under threat, the wild elephants, the lion-tailed macaques, ferocious tigers, the famous Indian hornbill, the Nilgiri laughing thrush, are the inhabitants of this park. This park boasts of unusual peninsular mammals and there are about 26 kinds of mammals and 120 species of birds.
This wildlife park is famous for its hundred types of lovely butterflies and four hundred species of moths including the Ceylon Frog Moth.
Besides the animals and birds there are11 species of serpents (both venomous and non-venomous), 9 species of lizards and 19 species of amphibians.
You can also visit the nearby places of interest such as Attappadi, Choolanur Peacock Sanctuary and Parambikulam from this park.
Connectivity-
By Rail: The nearest railway station is Palakkad, situated about 75 kms away.
By Air: The nearest airport is at Coimbatore situated 55 kms away.
