20-26 Oct: Highlights of the week ahead

For the kids and family

• FREE Chek Jawa boardwalk tour with the Naked Hermit Crabs
• MAD lessons on frogs and toads with Cicada Tree Eco-Place on Wednesday and Saturday

Special marine events include

• Dive Pulau Hantu with the Hantu Bloggers
• Painting with Pui San art and nature appreciation at Sungei Buloh

Other wild walks

• Mangrove walks at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday
• Guided walk at Evolution Garden
• Heritage and nature walk at Fort Canning Park
• Guided walk at HortPark

Talks this week include

• Under the Billiard Room: Encountering the Raffles Hotel through its Animals
• Henry Ridley, Agnes Joaquim and Vanda Miss Joaquium: find out more about our national flower

Other special events

• Free Yoga at Esplanade Park

For Nature Society (Singapore) members only

• Singapore Bird Race

Now open for bookings

• 5 Nov (Wed), 12 Nov (Wed), 22 Nov (Sat), 29 Nov (Sat): MAD lesson on wild toys by Cicada Tree Eco-Place
• 26 Oct (Sun): Dive Pulau Hantu with the Hantu Bloggers
• 22 Oct (Wed), 25 Oct (Sat), 29 Oct (Wed) and 15 Nov (Sat): MAD lessons on Frogs & Toads by Cicada Tree Eco-Place

Announcements

• In case you are planning your own trip to Kusu Island or St. John's, please note that the road to Marina South Pier is closed and ferry services suspended 29 Sep-28 Oct for the Kusu pilgrimage season.
• Admiralty Park Phase 2 is now open: the largest park in the Northwest district with both recreational amenities and a mangrove swamp. It has a hilly terrain, shaped like a river valley to reflect the history of the site, which used to have a river (Sungei Cina) running through it.

Visit the wildsingapore happenings blog for a full listing of upcoming events for the next three weeks and to search for events by your area of interest.

James shared this gorgeous photo of an otter on Pulau Ubin! Isn't it great to know that our shores and islands still have such amazing wildlife?!

Otter, originally uploaded by James@CK.