The area forest in Kadapa district is 5,050 km². It is 32.87% of the district area. The forests of the district are of a dry deciduous type.  The over all condition of the forest in the district is not very good. The Forest area caters the Timber, as well as Rare Red Sandalwood that earns the foreign currency to the Nation is found only in this district. The only distinction of the forest is that its most important spaces is the famous pterocaropus santalinus or red sanders.  Since this is the only district of India, in which this species occurs, a positive conserve and extend them has been evolved. In Kadapa district forests Red sandalwood is available in plenty. Wild life such as Tigers, Jaguars, Elephants, Deers etc is found in these forests. It is learnt that elephants required for Golconda army were supplied from here. In the northeast part of the district rainfall is high. A National park is set up in Seshachalam hills for prospecting wild animals.                  These forests fall under three zones wise those of Teral or Fuel Forests up to an elevation of hundred feet, Hill Forests or Red Sanders lying between the elevation of 800 and 2000 feet  and Shoreaeugenla occupying elevations above 2000 feet.