Sacred groves are important for both conservation and livelihood development. This tradition itself is a natural balance between resource usage and its conservation which can be applied even today with newer approaches. Groves which are present in degraded or modified landscape are vital for their species richness and sheltering services they offer to diverse organisms. Our study has found that, despite their severe area limitations groves still harbour a good number of regional species as well as play a vital role in water conservation at local level. Their role in water conservation can be seen either at macro level (pond etc.) or at mini scale (moisture availability inside the area). It has been felt that, these mini pockets of forests must be getting priority in species or habitat conservation planning at local and regional level. An active conservation program including all stakeholders, with efficient ground plan could be helpful to preserve this age old tradition in today’s’ world