May 14th, 2023 (sunday) – Nature walk + cleanup activity in Lado Sarai forest park. – Nalin Savara

Map – (Click map to expand) Showing Saket Metro Station and MB Road and where to enter the children’s park next to the jungle where we will meet before we start the walk.

On Sunday, May 14th, 2023 – we are organising a nature walk + plastic cleanup activity in a forested park in Lado Sarai – which is filled with a wildlife (Jackals, Porcupines, Neelgai, Peacocks, various birds etc) – as well as historical monuments ( a gigantic wall of a fort that was built between 7th century and 12th century ) as well as a rock climbing site.

The area in question is over 110 acres — and so, larger than Buddha Jayanti Park (85 acres) and larger than Nehru Park (95 acres) and also larger than several other notable parks of Delhi

We will gather around 7:45 AM – and try to start between 7:45 and 8:00 AM — and end the walk by 9:30 or latest 10:00 AM.

Meeting place is Indian Garden Park, MB Road – gates at MB Road and Gate near Saket Metro Station Parking Lot (on Westend Marg)

Interested folks can send a message “lado sarai nature walk” to 98111-09407 (mobile number of Nalin Savara) – and I will send them the details including the start time; where we will meet and things to bring etc—

and if you have any questions— feel welcome to also phone on 98111-09407 and ask me or drop a message to ask.

The walk is free – and we request you all to bring your own (non disposable) water-bottle — and maybe a sturdy walking stick (incase there are monkeys to scare them)
[0:17 am, 12/05/2023] Nalin Savara: Interested folks can send a message “lado sarai nature walk” to 98111-09407 (mobile number of Nalin Savara) – or just send a private reply to this msg and I will send them the details

The main purpose of the walk will be nature awareness and to introduce people to the forest – rather than any specifically focussed cleanup activity- but we will also carry some sacks with us – so that if we see some plastic waste etc – we can collect it, even though as mentioned cleanup is not the main purpose.

Burj on a 60 feet high rock – one of the places we will see in the walk.

Butterfly in bushes with leaves of a siras tree in background- we expect to see lots of greenery, wilderness, butterflies and nature!

Male Peacock – with it’s feathers crosses the path – expect to see peacocks too!

A Moth – who’s patterns resemble a butterfly – on the ground – we expect to see these too – and the ground with lose sandy soil is how the ground in a dry tropical thorn scrub bush forest often looks like !

Nilgai – expect to see Asia’s largest antelope too, if you’re lucky, since Nilgai are often very shy.
This pic however by Manju Nath – See credits below.

Qila Rai Pithora – These walls stretch for many kilometers and are 30-40 feet high in some places – built between the 7th century and 12th century AD by Kings ranging from the Anangpal Tomar to Prithviraj Chauhan – these walls are testimony to one of the oldest of the 7 cities of Delhi.

And since we’ve said, the wilderness is 110+ acres – here’s proof! A board – telling it’s area as 56+55 = 111 acres!

Credits: Nilgai Pic by Manjunath – shared on Facebook – click here to see original source

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