For kids and the family
Walks in wild places
For Nature Society (Singapore) members only
31 Mar (Sun): PrawnWatch at Sungei Buloh
Free guided introduction to traditional prawn farming. Go on a journey back to the past, where the history of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve as prawn and fish farms is one not to be ignored. The importance of mangroves as a spawning place and nursery for prawns and other life played an important role in shaping Sungei Buloh today. The traditional method of prawn harvesting will be demonstrated and how the tidal influence play a part in this activity will be brought to life.
The highlight is a real hands-on demonstration of a prawn harvest. The kids will be thrilled to check out what comes up with the net, see real live prawns and learn more about our seafood and the tides.The walk is approximately 5km on wide earthen trails. Suitable for older children who are reasonably fit.
Registration is not required for small walk-in groups.
More about PrawnWatch on the Sungei Buloh website. More about the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on the wildsingapore website and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve website.
Time: Visitors are advised to reach the Reserve by 9am. Meet the guide at the Information Counter to bring you for an approximate half an hour walk to the prawn and fish demostration site.
Entry charges: While the walk is free, admission fees to the Reserve apply: $1 per adult, 50cents per child/student/senior citizen.
Website: http://www.sbwr.org.sg/
Contact: info@sbwr.org.sg or call 6794 1401
30 Mar (Sat): Birdwatching at Bidadari
For Nature Society (Singapore) members only
The former Bidadari Muslim Cemetery, bounded by Bartley Road and Upper Serangoon Road, has proven to be an interesting site for migrants and visitors in recent years. Notable sightings include the Hooded Pitta, Ruddy Kingfisher, Crowbilled Drongo, as well as various cuckoos and flycatchers. Development work may start soon, so join Yong Ding Li in exploring Bidadari while it is still a peaceful bird haven. NSS Kids attending the walk with their parents will have a dedicated kids' guide.
Time: 7.30-11am
Venue: Meet by the Woodleigh MRT Station at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Upper Aljunied Road.
Website: http://www.nss.org.sg/
Contact: contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.
The former Bidadari Muslim Cemetery, bounded by Bartley Road and Upper Serangoon Road, has proven to be an interesting site for migrants and visitors in recent years. Notable sightings include the Hooded Pitta, Ruddy Kingfisher, Crowbilled Drongo, as well as various cuckoos and flycatchers. Development work may start soon, so join Yong Ding Li in exploring Bidadari while it is still a peaceful bird haven. NSS Kids attending the walk with their parents will have a dedicated kids' guide.
Time: 7.30-11am
Venue: Meet by the Woodleigh MRT Station at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Upper Aljunied Road.
Website: http://www.nss.org.sg/
Contact: contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.
30 Mar (Sat): HortPark Butterfly Garden guided tour
HortPark's Butterfly Garden is a 150-sqm landscaped theme garden comprising an enclosure and an outdoor garden. Providing a visual feast of tropical plants and nearly 20 species of native butterflies, the Butterfly Garden enables visitors to learn about the different stages of metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar into butterfly. Within the enclosure, visitors are greeted with an up close and personal encounter with these flying jewels and can observe how pupae emerge into adult butterflies before taking their maiden flight.
The Butterfly Garden also serves as an experimental garden for National Parks Board to work on a Butterfly Species Recovery Programme to research on suitable nectar and host plants for breeding a variety of butterfly species, including locally extinct species such as Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) and Common Sergeant (Athyma perius).
Get up close and personal with the flying jewels, and learn their different stages of metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar into butterfly. Observe how pupae emerge into adult butterflies before taking their maiden flight within HortPark's Butterfly Garden.
This walk is free and is held every last Saturday of the month.
Time: 9-11am, please gather at the Butterfly Garden for the tour
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/
Contact: 6471 5601
The Butterfly Garden also serves as an experimental garden for National Parks Board to work on a Butterfly Species Recovery Programme to research on suitable nectar and host plants for breeding a variety of butterfly species, including locally extinct species such as Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) and Common Sergeant (Athyma perius).
Get up close and personal with the flying jewels, and learn their different stages of metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar into butterfly. Observe how pupae emerge into adult butterflies before taking their maiden flight within HortPark's Butterfly Garden.
This walk is free and is held every last Saturday of the month.
Time: 9-11am, please gather at the Butterfly Garden for the tour
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/
Contact: 6471 5601
30 Mar (Sat): Mangrove walk at Sungei Buloh
Free guided nature walk along the Mangrove boardwalk under shady mangrove trees. Spot mudskippers, crabs and other marine life, learn about our mangroves, enjoy views of the Johor straits.Suitable for young children.
Registration is not required for small walk-in groups. But each walk is limited to 15 persons per guide and is on a first-come-first-served basis. The walks are weather permitting and may merge with other activities at the Reserve. Those coming with large groups are advised to pre-register.
More about the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on the wildsingapore website and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve website. This walk is conducted by the volunteer guides of NParks' Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and is held every Saturday.
Time: 9.30am for walk in guests, register at the Visitor Centre.
Tour duration: One to one-and-a-half hours. Suitable for young children.
Entry charges: While the walk is free, admission fees to the Reserve apply: $1 per adult, 50cents per child/student/senior citizen.
Website: http://www.sbwr.org.sg/
Contact: info@sbwr.org.sg or call 6794 1401
18-24 Mar: Highlights of the week ahead
For kids and the family
Walks in wild places
Make a wild difference
For Nature Society Singapore members only
- 18 to 22 Mar: "The Last Hurrah!" tours of the RMBR
- Free Pasir Ris Mangrove boardwalk tour with the Naked Hermit Crabs
- Workshop for kids - We Love the Night Life!
- Adventure with Plants - Sara at the Evolution Garden
- Paint along with Pui San at Sungei Buloh
- Chek Jawa Walk for kids
- Walk on The Wild Side! Meet our Forest Friends!
- Children's Treasure Hunt - a guided tour
Walks in wild places
- Otter Cycling Trail @ Changi
- Roots, Shoots, & Fruits Guided Walk
- Kent Ridge Park Heritage Tour
- "A Forest No Less" in Bukit Batok Nature Park
- Race Against Time – Science behind a Botanic Garden Tour
- Mangrove walk at Sungei Buloh
Make a wild difference
For Nature Society Singapore members only
24 Mar (Sun): Butterfly Walk at the Rail Corridor
for Nature Society (Singapore) members only
Simon Chan will lead us on a butterfly quest following the former railway track, from King King Albert Park passing through the Bukit Timah Railway Station and ending at Old Holland Road. The walk runs through Clementi forest and is probably the richest butterfly stretch along the entire Rail Corridor. Expect to see a good mix of forest and open field butterflies. We can virtually guarantee sightings of Singapore's largest butterfly the Common Birdwing. Bring along your binoculars, a cap, water and lots of sunblock.
Time: 9.30am - 12noon
Venue: Meet outside McDonalds at the intersection of Bukit Timah Road and King Albert Park.
Website: http://www.nss.org.sg
Contact: contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.
Simon Chan will lead us on a butterfly quest following the former railway track, from King King Albert Park passing through the Bukit Timah Railway Station and ending at Old Holland Road. The walk runs through Clementi forest and is probably the richest butterfly stretch along the entire Rail Corridor. Expect to see a good mix of forest and open field butterflies. We can virtually guarantee sightings of Singapore's largest butterfly the Common Birdwing. Bring along your binoculars, a cap, water and lots of sunblock.
Time: 9.30am - 12noon
Venue: Meet outside McDonalds at the intersection of Bukit Timah Road and King Albert Park.
Website: http://www.nss.org.sg
Contact: contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.
24 Mar (Sun): Paint along with Pui San at Sungei Buloh
Free art-and-nature appreciation at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
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Tham Pui San, a volunteer of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, is an avid artist who expresses his passion for nature through his art work.
Pui San welcomes artists of all ages or anyone who wants to learn. His objective is to encourage creativity while enjoying nature at the same time. Bring along your favourite drawing or painting supplies and enjoy learning different drawing techniques at Sungei Buloh.
More in the art in the wetlands blog.
Time: 8.30-11.30am, meet at Information Counter, Visitor Centre.
Admission charges:While the art session is free, usual admission charges to Reserve apply. $1 per adult, 50cents per child/student/senior citizen.
Website: http://artinwetlands.wordpress.com/
Contact: Tham Pui Sam at thampuisan@hotmail.com or the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve at info@sbwr.org.sgor call 6794 1401
. Tham Pui San, a volunteer of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, is an avid artist who expresses his passion for nature through his art work.
Pui San welcomes artists of all ages or anyone who wants to learn. His objective is to encourage creativity while enjoying nature at the same time. Bring along your favourite drawing or painting supplies and enjoy learning different drawing techniques at Sungei Buloh.
More in the art in the wetlands blog.
Time: 8.30-11.30am, meet at Information Counter, Visitor Centre.
Admission charges:While the art session is free, usual admission charges to Reserve apply. $1 per adult, 50cents per child/student/senior citizen.
Website: http://artinwetlands.wordpress.com/
Contact: Tham Pui Sam at thampuisan@hotmail.com or the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve at info@sbwr.org.sgor call 6794 1401
24 Mar (Sun): Otter Cycling Trail @ Changi
What better way to spend your Sunday than to get engaged with wildlife and some exercise while you’re at it? Well, for that we have the Otter Cycling Trail! It is a bike ride that runs along the PCNs (NPark’s Park Connector Networks) in the northeastern part of Singapore. Interspersed with pit stops, your friendly guides will introduce you to a host of wildlife in beat-up natural areas that run along the route. What’s more, these are all the hotspots for otter sightings – we may get to see them if we’re reeeally lucky!
More details and registration on the Toddycats blog.
Time: 8am-2pm
Venue: Meet at Changi Village
More details and registration on the Toddycats blog.
Time: 8am-2pm
Venue: Meet at Changi Village
24 Mar (Sun): Help conserve our forest!
Help play a part in conserving our forests by participating in our invasive species removal programme. You will help improve the quality of the habitat on site, so join us if you are keen to make a change!
Individuals, families and organised groups such as schools and corporate companies are welcome to participate.
Pre-registration is required and is on a first-come-first-served basis. Registrations close 1 week before each programme. All programmes will only commence with a minimum of 15 participants. To register please contact HortPark Visitor Services at 6471-5601 or NPARKS_HortPark@nparks.gov.sg
Time: 9-11am
Meeting point: Telok Blangah Hill Park, Multi-purpose plaza
Website and contact: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/
Individuals, families and organised groups such as schools and corporate companies are welcome to participate.
Pre-registration is required and is on a first-come-first-served basis. Registrations close 1 week before each programme. All programmes will only commence with a minimum of 15 participants. To register please contact HortPark Visitor Services at 6471-5601 or NPARKS_HortPark@nparks.gov.sg
Time: 9-11am
Meeting point: Telok Blangah Hill Park, Multi-purpose plaza
Website and contact: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/
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