Central Park situated in Salt Lake is a public

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to r ...

. It is also known as ''Banabitan''. It is the second largest open space in

Kolkata Metropolitan Area Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan ar ...

after the Maidan. It is a favorite hangout for lovers. This park is easily reachable from the Karunamoyee Bus Terminus in Salt Lake.

Central Park metro station Central Park Metro Station is a station of the Kolkata Metro in Salt Lake Sector - I, an eastern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The elevated structure is located above the 3rd Avenue between Central Park and Bikash Bhawan. This station serv ...

and depot of Kolkata Metro Line 2 are located here. On the roads surrounding the park are the buildings where the West Bengal government has relocated many government departments. Central Park Lake view

The park is built around an expansive water body. There is a bridge which connects on side of the lake to an island which has a pagoda. The lake serves as a haven for water birds like

lesser whistling duck The lesser whistling duck (''Dendrocygna javanica''), also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are nocturnal feeders that during ...

common moorhen The common moorhen (''Gallinula chloropus''), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail (bird), rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World. The common moorhen lives around well-v ...

white-breasted waterhen The white-breasted waterhen (''Amaurornis phoenicurus'') is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They ...

rufous treepie The rufous treepie (''Dendrocitta vagabunda'') is a treepie, native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. It is a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It is long tailed and has loud musical calls making it very conspi ...

cattle egret The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Bubulcus'', although some authorities regard ...

cormorants Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the IOC adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven gen ...

and other species. There are also boating facilities in a cordoned off section of the lake near the rose garden. The park has a very beautiful rose garden (near Gate No.1, opposite of Bikash Bhawan). The rose garden is bordered by rows of hedges surrounding the rose plants. When in bloom, the

rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...

flowers present a delightful sight. The park's

butterfly garden Butterfly gardening is a way to create, improve, and maintain habitat for lepidopterans including butterflies, skippers, and moths. Butterflies have four distinct life stages—egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult. In order to support and sustain ...

Lesley D Biswas, (Vol 5 Issue 39, 26 Sep – 2 Oct 2014
"Feel the pulse of the ecosystem from the flutter of butterflies"
''The Weekend Leader''. has several species of butterflies. The butterfly garden consists of several plots where shrubs and trees on which butterflies and their larvae (caterpillar) feed, have been planted. Dedicated gardeners maintain these areas under the guidance of
Nature Mates - Nature Club
The West Bengal Forest Dept. supports this initiative. The butterfly garden can be easily reached after entering the park from Gate No.1 and then taking a right from the main walking track.

Gallery

File:Central Park Kolkata Lake.JPG, A view of the lake File:Butterfly garden path.JPG, Path leading into the butterfly garden area File:Central Park Boating Area.JPG, Boating area File:Banabitan Rose Bush.JPG, Roses in bloom in the park's rose garden File:Central Park Kolkata marigolds.JPG, Marigold flowers File:Ripe Jamun Fruits.JPG, Ripe

jamun ''Syzygium cumini'', commonly known as Malabar plum, Java plum, black plum, jamun, jaman, jambul, or jambolan, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, and favored for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value. It is ...

fruits File:Central Park Kolkata Egrets.JPG,

Cattle egret The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Bubulcus'', although some authorities regard ...

s File:Central Park - Lesser Whistling Duck.JPG,

Lesser whistling duck The lesser whistling duck (''Dendrocygna javanica''), also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are nocturnal feeders that during ...

s File:Central Park Kolkata Cormorants.JPG, Cormorants File:Yellow-footed Green Pigeon.JPG, Yellow-footed green pigeons File:Central Park Black Drongo.JPG, Black drongo File:Common Moorhen.JPG, Common moorhen File:Central Park Intermediate Egret.JPG, Intermediate egret File:Alexandrine Parakeets.JPG, Alexandrine parakeets File:White-throated Kingfisher pair.JPG, Pair of white-throated kingfishers File:Plain Tiger Butterfly.JPG,

Plain tiger ''Danaus chrysippus'', also known as the plain tiger, African queen, or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly Family (biology), fa ...

File:Great Eggfly butterfly.JPG, Great eggfly File:Blue Tiger butterfly.JPG, Blue tiger File:Plains Cupid (Chilades pandava).JPG, Plains Cupid File:White Breasted Waterhen 2.jpg, White Breasted Waterhen File:White Breasted Waterhen 4.jpg, White Breasted Waterhen File:Common Jay.JPG, Common jay File:Rufous Treepie 4.jpg, Rufous Treepie File:Rofus Treepie 5.jpg, Rufous Treepie

References

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