Guindy Children's Nature Park

Guindy Children's Nature Park is a dedicated children's area within Guindy National Park in Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Located adjacent to Raj Bhavan and spread over a small section of the protected forest, it functions as an urban nature park and mini-zoo. It is notable for offering city visitors easy access to native wildlife, birds and deer, along with play areas and nature education facilities.

Visitors can expect a compact, fenced nature park with shaded walkways, enclosures for spotted deer, blackbuck, birds and small mammals, a children's play area, and interpretation displays. The setting is green and wooded within the Guindy National Park forest patch, with paved paths, seating areas and viewing points. It is designed for family visits, short nature walks, wildlife viewing and photography within a controlled urban park environment.

The park is part of the Guindy Lodge estate which was historically the Governor's residence (Raj Bhavan). The surrounding forest was declared as Guindy National Park in 1977-78, and the Children's Park was developed as a public recreation and nature education extension of the protected area under the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.

Serves as an important urban nature education and recreation space for families and school groups in Chennai, promoting awareness of native wildlife and conservation within a metropolitan setting.