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Baddegana Wetland Park

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Baddegana wetland Park is a new addition to Colombo city.  This park was very recently opened for public and is an awesome place for nature lovers . The park is situated in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte city limits. The park  is 18 hectares in size is in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte bird sanctuary. Park features many varieties of plant species which are native to wet zone of Sri Lanka and has been developed in a way Shaw casing a wetland in the area.  Many paths that can be used to roam the park is surrounded by many trees and feature name boards. You can see quite a few kinds of birds here and butterflies and various insects are also in large numbers.  Sign boards with names of animals are installed here and there which are very educational. Duck pond, Wader walk,  Migratory Bird Walk, Butterfly walk are some areas in the park.  Observation tower in the park is very helpful for bird watching. Only downside of the park is the high number of couples in the park.  Nature lovers an