RESERVE FORESTS

Adoor, Eleri, Karudukka, Maloth, Parappa, Panathady and Muliyar are some of the reserve forests in the district. These forest area have different types of medicinal plants and shrubs.

MANGROVE FORESTS ("Kandal kadukal")

Once the river-sea joining lands were abundant with these forests. But now they are seen only in Chittari, Manjeshwar, Mogral, Uppala, Shiriya rivers.