West Bengal
Biodiversity Board

BMC Jurisdiction:

Darjeeling - Pulbazar Block BMC, Darjeeling district

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude - 27.06358 N
Longitude - 88.11344 E (Centroid)

Area:

180 ha

Ecosystem Type:

Forest type of BHS is (12/C3a) Eastern Himalayan Moist temperate group and has altitudinal range of 2600-3036 m (asl) with typical Darjeeling Gneiss Geology/ Rock formation with sandy loam soil.

Important Species:

Panax pseudo-ginseng, Picrorhiza kurroa, Podophyllum hexandrum, Swertia chirayita, etc.

BMC Jurisdiction:

Jamboni Dev. Block BMC, Jhargram District

Location:

Latitude - 22.452750N,
Longitude - 86.882110E (Centroid)

Forest Type:

The forest type of BHS is (5B/C1) Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest and has altitudinal range of 70-78 m (asl), with metamorphic and igneous rocks like schists, gneiss, granite and reddish-brown silt-clay loamy soil.

Important Species:

This BHS is home to 388 species of plants, including trees, lianas of the ancient families like Magnoliaceae, Annonaceae etc. and some rare cryptogams like Ophioglossum reticulatum and Helminthostachys zeylanica. The BHS also hosts medicinal plants with diminishing population like Strychnos nux-vomica, Crateva nurvala, Holarrhena pubescens, Rauvolfia serpentinaetc. Besides, the BHS shelters diversity of insects, spiders, squirrels, birds, langurs, reptiles, amphibians etc.

Notification:

Vide memo no. 880-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003 dated 03/07/2020 (Gazetted on 14.08.2020) - Download

BMC Jurisdiction:

Coochbehar II Dev. Block BMC, Coochbehar District

Location:

Boundary

• West: Park, Shiv Mandir Road in further west
• East: Metalled Road
• North: Baneswar Shiva Mandir area
• South: Metalled Road (New Baneswar Road)

Important Species:

Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans Anderson, 1875) locally known as 'Mohan' which is under Appendix I of CITES and is extinct in the wild as per IUCN.

506-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003 dated 10.03.2023 (Download)

BMC Jurisdiction:

Kurseong Dev. Block, Darjeeling District

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude-26.92813 N
Longitude - 88.39837 E

Area:

11.91 Acre

Ecosystem Type:

Temperate Hilly. The site is a Himalayan natural wetland (pond) with traditional belief & taboos.

Important Species:

It offers refuge to Himalayan Salamander (Tylototriton himalayanus) which is an evolutionary significant species originated during early-to-middle Miocene era; endemic to Indo-Nepal Himalayan region; listed under Appendix II of CITES and Vulnerable as per IUCN with decreasing population trend.

Notification:

507-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003 dated 10.03.2023 (Download)

BMC Jurisdiction:

Illambazar Dev. Block, Birbhum District

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude -23.62169 N
Longitude - 87.58942 E

Area:

10 ha

Ecosystem Type:

Lateritic dry deciduous forest ecosystem. It has unique geological and paleo-botanical features.

Important Species:

It is the first Wood Fossil Park of West Bengal. It has diversified well preserved angiosperm wood fossils dating back to Jurassic age. Besides, the site harbours a number of age-old trees, which harbour different kinds of fauna, including many Scheduled species.

505-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003 dated 10.03.2023

BMC Jurisdiction:

Kaliganj Dev. Block, Nadia District

GPS Coordinates:

Char Balidanga Island 1
Latitude - 23.61451 N; Longitude - 88.21307 E
Char Balidanga Island 2
Latitude - 23.61184 N; Longitude - 88.21753 E

Area:

115.8 Acre

Ecosystem Type:

Riverine island. The site comprises of two islands in the river Hooghly with tropical riverine vegetation admixed with tall grasses and trees and some swampy flat lands covered with algal mats periodically inundated with tidal ebbs.

Important Species:

It is the habitat of nearly 100 species of birds both migratory and resident, along with Golden Monitor, Smooth Coated Otter, Golden Jackel, etc.

508-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003, dated 10.03.2023

BMC Jurisdiction:

Krishnagar I Dev. Block, Nadia District

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude - 23.39315 N
Longitude - 88.47191E

Area:

97.88 Acre

Ecosystem Type:

Riverine alluvial plain.

Important Species:

Is hosts heritage of indigenous horticultural germplasm of orchard trees. It includes more than fifty varieties of Mango, seven varieties of Guava, five varieties each of Lime, Litchi, Water apple and Kul. Besides horticultural crops, the campus nurtures several indigenous and medicinal plants, further it provides good habitat for various avian fauna, butterflies and other insects.

910-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003 dated 16.05.2023

BMC Jurisdiction:

Contai I Dev. Block, Purba Medinipur District

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude-21.6960 N to 21.7149 N
 Longitude-87.7615 to 87.8237 E

Stretch:

7.3 km.

Ecosystem Type:

The inter-tidal coastal stretch from Birampur to Baguran Jalpai in Majilapur Gram Panchayat of Contai I Block, Purba Medinipur District measuring nearly 7.3 km in length is an intertidal zone (from low tide mark upto high tide mark during spring tide)

Important Species:

Habitat of Red Crabs (Ocypod macrocera), Dotilla Crab, Fiddler Crab, Monitor Lizard, Mongoose, Golden Jackle, Jungle Cat, etc.

909-EN/T-II-7/003-ii/2003 dated 16.05.2023

BMC Jurisdiction:

Mahisadal Dev. Block, Purba Medinipur District

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude-22.100023 N 
Longitude - 87.963126E

Area:

15 Acre

Ecosystem Type:

This is an island in the river Haldi under Itamogra II Gram Panchayat of Mahishadal Development Block, Purba Medinipur district having mangrove swamp with regular tidal influence and sustaining some littoral fauna, as well as inland waterbody supporting indigenous fishes.

Important Species:

The inside of the island is populated by different mangroves species like Piyara Bain, Jat Bain, Chak Keora, Kakra, etc. and several mangrove associated plants like Kali lata, Habul/Paras Pipul, Hargoja, Bon Jui, etc. Haldir Char is also home to remarkable avian population with nests like Open Bill Stork, Little Cormorant, Indian Cormorant, Egret, Night Heron, Pond Heron, etc.