Phanang Tung Botanical Garden Located at Village No. 4, Phanang Tung Subdistrict, Khuan Khanun District, Phatthalung Province, it has distinctive features. It is a large area of peat swamp forest in Phatthalung Province. The eastern side is next to Songkhla Lake. which is the largest lagoon-type lake in Thailand The white sedum tree that stands tall from the entrance to the botanical garden It looks like a tree tunnel. There is a nature study trail of 930 meters which is filled with the natural abundance of peat swamp forest. including the Khao Samet tree, Yan Lipao, as well as other plant species that grows in wetlands
Picture of a giant york with first light Or the image of a giant lion with a big round sun rising from the surface of the water. It is a picture that anyone who sees it must want to experience the morning atmosphere at the Yo Yak viewpoint, Ban Pak Pra. Pak Pra is the point where Pak Pra Canal flows and meets Songkhla Lake. The source of the Pak Pra Canal is on Khao Pu Khao Ya. small river flowing down from the rainforest Passing through the rice fields through small communities Then flow together to form Pak Pra Canal in the area of Ban Tha Sampao. The destination of Pak Pra Canal is the meeting point of mountain streams and lagoons. which is Songkhla Lake
Thung Laem Din is a wide area on the lake side. It is like the boundary of the lake before entering the little sea. Located in the area of Chaloem Phrakiat 80th Anniversary Bridge, 5 December 2007, it is a mound with a wide area. covered with green grass Suitable for various types of birds to build nests and lay eggs. Find food to eat in the grasslands, which are open fields with short, green grass. In the flood season, water will flood the hills throughout the rainy season. It has become a large feeding area for waterfowl. Including the water buffalo has used the area of Thung Laem Din to find food and live.
Raising swamp buffalo and the ecosystem in the Talay Noi wetlands in Phatthalung and Songkhla provinces has been approved by the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of FAO and has been declared an agricultural world heritage area ( Global Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and is considered Thailand's first agricultural World Heritage Area. The way of raising buffalo is wisdom that has been passed down for more than 200 years. Has a special identity By allowing buffalo to graze freely in wetlands, one buffalo herd will have one buffalo to control the herd. Raising buffalo in wetlands When the water level changes seasonally Buffalo can adapt to living in wetlands, diving to eat submerged grass and swimming. causing many people to call them "water buffaloes" The importance of water buffalos in the ecosystem That is, it can eliminate grass and aquatic plants that grow in the sea. The buffalo's trampling tracks also create natural waterways. We can take a boat ride and see the way of the buffalo in the mud. And you can watch the swamping buffalo from the corner of the Chaloem Phrakiat 80th Anniversary Bridge.
