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The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (abbreviation: BTNR) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (0.66 sq mi) nature reserve near the geographic centre of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the country's highest natural peak standing at a height of approximately 165 metres (541 ft), and parts of the surrounding area, located actually in Bukit Panjang.
Rifle Range Nature Park was opened on 12 November 2022 and is located along Rifle Range Road and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. [1] Rifle Range Nature Park is also Singapore's first net positive energy nature park. [2] Rifle Range Nature Park is the eighth park in the Central Nature Park Network. [1] Rifle Range Nature Park was also built to ...
The Eco-Link@BKE is an ecological bridge in Singapore which connects the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. [1] The Eco-Link is 75 metres (246 ft) long and crosses over the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). [1] [2] The bridge is shaped like an hourglass and at its narrowest point is 50 metres (160 ft) wide. [3]
The hill is located in the Nature Reserve subzone of Bukit Panjang rather than its namesake district of Bukit Timah, near the geographical centre of Singapore. It is accessible via Hillview MRT station on the Downtown MRT line. The hill is now protected as part of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which has been classified as an ASEAN Heritage Park.
One of the first notions of nature reserves in Singapore was thought up by the then-Singapore Botanical Gardens Superintendent N. C. Cantley who, in 1882, proposed that select areas of land be preserved. In as early as 1883, the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (as it is now known) was established, making it the inaugural nature reserve in Singapore. [2]
As Icelanders face a volcanic eruption, journalist Catharine Fulton writes from Reykjavik on the way citizens respect the monster beneath their feet.
Dairy Farm Nature Park is a 63-hectare nature park located at 100 Dairy Farm Road, Upper Bukit Timah in the west side of Singapore.Dairy Farm Nature Park is known as a recreational area that offers a variety of attractions for visitors to explore.
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