Botanical composition and soil parameters of grazing and cut and removed forage systems in five villages (Barawakumbuka, Manadala, Nonagama, Bolana, Ambalantotoa) Walawe region were studied to observe the impact of different management systems on the productivity of plant and soil characteristics. Herbage and soil samples were collected randomly using a quadrate (50*50cm 2 ) from five grazing and five cut and removed sites. Samples (3 replicates) were collected three times from each locations

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... ring the following periods. Herbage from grazing lands consisted 85% grasses and 15% other species. Prostrate grass species such as Efeusine indica and Chrysopgon aciculatus, were dominant and improved groundcover. Moisture (20.04%) retention in the grazed soil was significantly increased due to the improvement of ground cover with increasing the potential for soil conservation. Herbage collected from cut and removed sites consisted 70% grasses and 30% other species.