wild happenings in singapore

25-31 Jan: Highlights of the week ahead

Special event

Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2016 at Sungei Buloh

For kids and the family

Walks in wild places

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31 Jan (Sun): Art In Nature Workshop

Create a nature collage with your family! Let your creative juices flow in this fun and interactive art workshop! We will demonstrate how to create an eco-friendly collage using natural materials, and you will also learn about the variety of plants we have in the Botanic Gardens. Then you'll set off as a family to hunt for materials and create your own masterpiece!

Suitable for families with children aged 5 and above. Register online.

Time: 9.30am-12noon
Venue: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Botany Centre
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

31 Jan (Sun): Paint Along with Pui San at Sungei Buloh

Conducted by Mr Tham Pui San, a volunteer of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Pui San is an avid artist who expresses his passion for nature through his art work. Bring along your art materials and enjoy learning different drawing techniques at Sungei Buloh.

More in the art in the wetlands blog.

Limited to 20 persons. Register online.

Time: 8.30-11.30am
Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Visitor Centre. Meet at Api Api Lab (Kranji Way entrance)
Website: http://artinwetlands.wordpress.com/ and http://www.nparks.gov.sg /

30 Jan (Sat): Edible Garden Tour and Harvesting for families

Come for a tour of an edible garden and harvest from it!

Limited to 10 pairs per session. Registration is required at Visitor Services Centre.

More details on the NParks website.

Time: 9.30am and 11am
Cost: $3 per parent and child pair
Meeting Point: Outside Visitor Services Centre, HortPark
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

30 Jan (Sat): Nature Storytelling for kids

Let us not forget the importance of protecting nature and our environment with stories from ‘A Collection of Jungle Tales’ and ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Ms Gini, Instructor, James Cook University. After the session, the children can also visit 2 kapok trees in HortPark to see how they look like.

We will then go on a short guided nature walk into our lovely Upper Seletar rainforest. Families of the rare and shy Banded Leaf Monkey are regularly seen in the forest canopy here!

More info on the NParks website.

Time: 9.30 - 10.30am, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Venue: Lifestyle Corner, HortPark
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

30 Jan (Sat): Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2016 at Sungei Buloh

In conjunction with World Wetlands Day 2016, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and Pulau Ubin have organised exciting talks and a guided walk for you to get to know our wetlands better.

0945-1000 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: Up close and personal @ Wetland Centre (Wetland Centre, Theaterette)
1000-1015 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: Life on the mud @ Wetland Centre (Wetland Centre, Theaterette)
1000-1300 Guided walks from the Wetland Centre to Visitor Centre by young guides from Commonwealth Secondary School.
1145-1200 Chek Jawa Wetlands: Exposed @ Visitor Centre (Visitor Centre, Bakau Lab)
1200-1215 Insights to the Horseshoe crab @ Visitor Centre (Visitor Centre, Bakau Lab)

Register for the talks: http://goo.gl/forms/TbcDkN2vg8
Register for the guided walk: http://goo.gl/forms/ZKT8GYfS18

More details on the NParks website.

Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve,
Visitor Centre: 60 Kranji Way, #01-00, Singapore 739453
Wetland Centre: 301 Neo Tiew Crescent, Singapore 718925
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

30 Jan (Sat): What's in my mud?

The mud at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a key habitat for the plants and animals. This unique habitat is full of surprises!

Get close and personal to the mud and observe the rich biodiversity; critical to the ecosystem at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Join us for an interesting free guided walk featuring our lesser known creatures of the mudflats in Sungei Buloh.

Limited to 20 participants. Register online.

Time: 9.30am-11am
Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Wetland Centre, meet at the Information Counter.
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

18-24 Jan: Highlights of the week ahead

For kids and the family

Let’s Discover Plants and Animals - a guided tour for kids

Walks in wild places

For Nature Society (Singapore) members only

Plant Group His-Tree Expression

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24 Jan (Sun): FREE Guided Herp Walk @ Treetop Walk!

Herps are reptiles like lizards and snakes, and amphibians like frogs. Let the HSS volunteers introduce you to some delightful and interesting herps on this walk.

We want to raise awareness, in particular, about Herps! These misunderstood creatures are often thought of as scary or unnecessary. But we want to show Singaporeans that Herps are important and integral to the Singaporean ecosystem!

So, do come down for a leisurely stroll along the Trail. Let the guides regale you with tales about the transformation of the entire area over the years. Learn about this green space that plays home to amazing biodiversity! If you’re lucky, you might get to see some of our scaly friends! Best of all, it’s absolutely free! So don’t wait and register at this link!

Time: 8.30am - 12noon
Venue: Tree Top Walk. More details on their blog.
Website: https://herpsocsg.wordpress.com/

23 Jan (Sat): Chek Jawa Intertidal Guided Tour

Join the NParks volunteers for a tour to discover and learn about Chek Jawa's six ecosystems and the diverse array of animals that inhabits these unique habitats.

Journey through the Chek Jawa Visitor Centre, 1.1km long boardwalk, Jejawi viewing tower and sandbar with experienced guides.

Open to all ages, children under the age of 13 to be under parental/guardian guidance. More details and registration online. 'waitlist' will appear once event is fully booked.

Time: 6pm
Venue: Pulau Ubin, Open Lawn (Chek Jawa Visitor Centre). More on how to get to Pulau Ubin and to Chek Jawa.
Cost: $60 per group (for a maximum of 15 people)
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/