GREEN EXPLORER - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 2020

 8th Oct 2020

In this Autumn season, I have explored the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, a prestigious national reserve site.  

The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a small 1.64 square km (400acre) nature reserve near the geographic centre of the city-state of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore's highest hill standing at a height of 163.63 metres, and parts of the surrounding area. The nature reserve is about 12 kilometres from the Downtown Core, Singapore central business district. 

A far sight of Bukit Timah  Nature Reserve

Together with the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, it houses over 840 species of flowering plants and over 500 species of fauna. 

Today, it is one of the largest patches of primary rainforest left in Singapore.  

The forest reserve was formally declared as an ASEAN Heritage Park on 18th October 2011.

 

A signage reminder Do not feed monkey as they have enough foods in the jungle. 

A steep slope 45 degrees on the way towards the summit

The giant trees in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 

The abandoned tree trunk alongside the mountain path.

The signage of Leaf litter

A gentle reminder of Loud noise will drive animals away.

The mountain path leading towards the summit, far distance at1.2km 

950 metres away from the summit

Due to the unforeseen weather, I have forced to turn back and left.  

GREEN EXPLORER - Teluk Blangah Hill Park, Forest Walk

 August 2016

Connecting HortPark to Teluk Blangah Hill Park, Alexander Arch, and Forest Walk has formed part of the 9 km Southern Ridge Walk. 

Forest Walk, Connecting the Alexander road to Teluk Blangah Hill Park, the steel pedestrian walkway starting from and ends at Alexander Arch. 

The city in the garden

                                                               The residence estate surrounded by the secondary forest

Forest Walk, the longest pedestrian bridge across the forest in Southeast Asia.

Forest Walk is a 1.3km elevated pedestrian walkway that cuts through about 50metres  (160ft) the secondary forest in Teluk Blangah Hill Park and connects to Alexandra Arch.  There is no admission charge and free and easy walk. 

October 2020, Autumn

The Alexandra Arch, completed in 2008, 80 meters long and 4 meters wide, a pedestrian bridge that spans the alexander road.