The Adullam Grove Nature Reserve (Hebrew: שמורת טבע חורש עדולם) is a nature reserve in central Israel, south of Beit Shemesh.
The Adullam Grove nature reserve was first declared in 1994, covering 5380 dunams and was expanded with a further 1152 dunams in 2004.
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