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{{short description|Biodiversity area in Delhi Ridge, Delhi}}
{{Use Indian English | date = January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Tilpath valley biodiversity park
| photo =
| photo_caption = Tilpath Valley Biodiversity Park
| map_width = 208
| type = Natural Area
| location = [[Delhi Ridge]], [[Delhi]]
| nearest_city = [[Sainik Farm]]
| coords = {{coord|28.4895885|N|77.2132106|E|region:IN-HR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| created = {{Start date|2015}}
| area = 172 [[acre]]s
| operator = [[Delhi Development Authority]]
| visitation_num =
| status = Open
| designation =
| open =
}}

'''Tilpath Valley Biodiversity Park''', is a 172 acre [[biodiversity]] area in the [[Delhi Ridge|South Delhi Ridge]] within the [[Aravalli Range#Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor|Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor]], northwest of [[Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary]], south of [[Sainik Farm]].

==History==

{{Wildlife of India}}
Being developed since 2015, it was officially inaugurated as Delhi's third biodiversity park on 3 February 2018.<ref name=wildht2>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/two-years-on-tilpath-valley-biodiversity-park-breathes-again/articleshow/63035604.cms Two years on, Tilpath Valley Biodiversity Park breathes again], Times of India, 23 February 2018.</ref><ref name=wildht1>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-gets-its-third-biodiversity-park-in-tilpat-valley/story-22c7t3YnkSk3bqW2jMMpsJ.html Delhi gets its third biodiversity park in Tilpat Valley], Hindustan Times, 3 February 2018.</ref>

==Restoration==
Previously this area had the valleys dotted with sand-mined quarries, dried up springs due to lack of recharging of groundwater, no forest cover except the invasive weed species of [[prosopis juliflora]] (vilayati kikar), [[lantana]] and [[parthenium]]. During the restoration, invasive foreign species were replaced with the three layers of forest community: native trees, shrubs and grassland. Scrubland was restored to attract the reptiles and birds. In 2015, 40,000 volunteers planted over 100,000 trees within 6 hours. In 2016, 20,000 trees were planted by the volunteers again.<ref name=wildht2/>

===Flora===
The park now has the grasslands, hilly terrain with over 105 tree and shrubs species.<ref name=wildht1/> Native species include [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]], [[haldina|haldu]], [[Dalbergia sissoo|sheesham]] and [[Aegle marmelos|bael]].<ref name=wildht2/>

===Fauna===
In 2016, the park was teeming with over 103 bird species, 32 butterflies species, 15 herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) species and eight mammalian species including [[leopard]], [[hyena]],<ref name=IndiaTimes /> [[Indian rock python]], [[jackal]]s, [[neelgai]], [[mongoose]]s, [[porcupine]]s, [[small Indian civet]], [[gecko]], [[Sirkeer malkoha]] cuckoo, [[nightjar]], [[Indian paradise flycatcher]].<ref name=wildht1/> Wildlife surveys are conducted using [[pugmark]]s tracking with the [[pug impression pad]] (PIP) and by photographing the wild animals.<ref name=wildht2/> Further reintroductions of mammalian megafaunas such as [[chinkara]], [[chital deer]], [[hog deer]], has been proposed.<ref name=IndiaTimes>Priyangi Agarwal, 2021, Eyeing variety: Delhi's Tilpath valley park gets ready to welcome herbivores, The Times of India</ref>

== See also==
* [[Delhi Ridge]]
* [[Tilpat]]
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India|National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana]]
* [[Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Delhi]]
[[Category:South Delhi district]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2015]]

Tilpath Valley Biodiversity Park - Revision history

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