Bisle is a small village in the heart of south-western India's Western Ghats.

Near to the forest check post, a unique place called Mankanahilli lake, where the water from two different sides reaches differect direction.

The forest department has erected a shelter here to sit and enjoy the view.

The thick forest is home of king cobras, tigers (rarely seen), Sambar deer, peacocks, numerous species of birds, Spotted deer, brown fox and Mahasheer fish, not to mention a number of flora and fauna which can only be found in this region of Western Ghats.

[2] One of the largest and rarest Indian mustelids Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii) were sighted recently in Bisle forest.