Every year over 1,00,000 birds make their home in a lake housed in this 30 acre marshy park. The best time to watch these migratory birds is in between November and February.
Bird watching is best early morning or in the evening.
A watching tower is also available. While coming from Adyar, on Sardar Patel Road, to the left is the entrance to the Children's Park. The main attractions of the Park are the elephant and pony rides. A wide range of reptiles are found at the intriguing Snake Park adjacent to the Childrens' park. Some of the species you can see here are the dark deadly 'King Cobra', 'Banded' Krait', puff adders', vipers, pythons and alligators.