A rare sight, forest in Bhimashankar Wildlife Reserve illuminate mildly often during night. This is caused due to a bacteria called Mycena.
These Mycena can be found settled on the twigs and trunks, leavves and bracnhes sprawling across the forest.
This phenomena, scientifically speaking, is called bioluminescence and this is something not merely restricted to land.
These bacteria are also found in water bodies and there are few glowing beaches in India as well.
The bioluminescence phenomenon doesn't happen every day. There are chances that you might get to catch the view after an evening of heavy rains in the monsoon months of July, August and September.
Spread over an area of 131 km square, the Bhimashankar Wildlife Reserve is located in the Khed and Ambegaon area of Pune District (Western Ghats).
Bhimashankar Wildlife Reserve can easily be accessed from roadways and railways. It is located at a distance of 106 km from Pune Railway Station and 226 km from Mumbai Central Station.
The reserve was created in 1984 for the purpose to save and protect the endangered species of Indian Giant Squirrel. A total of 9 tribal villages are part of this reserve.
Apart from this magical sight, the tribal village also offers various adventure spots like trekking terrains, sightseeing places and cascading falls.