Category: Parks & Gardens

Bukit Brown Cemetery, dating back to the early 1920s, is the first Chinese public cemetery in Singapore. Although closed and abandoned in the 1970s, it has not been forgotten. Today, Bukit Brown Cemetery is home to many bird species and wildlife, and is a hit with nature lovers, bird...

Just a stone's throw away from Tampines Eco Green is the charming and lively Pasir Ris Park, with a whole host of activities to indulge in, promising a fun day-out on any weekend....

Bukit Batok Town Park is home to arguably the largest and most beautiful of all the granite quarries in Singapore. Little wonder that it is more commonly known as "Little Guilin", due to its resemblance to the magnificent karst rocky landscape of Guilin, China....

Tampines Eco Green, with its rustic landscape of secondary forests and marshlands, is every bird-watcher's dream come true. Living up to its name, everything within the park is made of ecologically-friendly and natural materials, and everywhere we walk we are surrounded by huge swathes of green....

Kallang Riverside Park, stretching along both banks of the Kallang River near the mouth of the river, is a scenic place for a weekend picnic or a just relaxing stroll. On a typical weekend, the park can get quite lively with picnickers, joggers, strollers, dragon boaters, tourists, anglers, and...

One of the unlikeliest places to stumble upon a lush green park with nature trails and forests, Jurong Eco-Garden is sandwiched in between the Nanyang Technological University and CleanTech Park, and is surprisingly popular among a wide variety of wildlife such as butterflies and migratory birds, and now nature-lovers...

Telok Blangah Hill Park - a part of the Southern Ridges - is just the place for a retreat after a long day at work away from the maddening crowds. The Terrace Garden at the summit of the hill offers a panoramic view of Sentosa and the sea....

Home to over 170 bird species, plus 54 species of butterflies and 33 species of dragonflies, Kranji Marshes is a quiet sprawl of reeds, pools, and open sky at Singapore’s northwestern fringe. Out here, the city quietly loosens its grip and nature takes over, speaking in wingbeats, whistles and...

Prided as a gardening hub, HortPark is where aspiring gardeners come for some gardening inspiration, or get together with other fellow aspiring gardeners to exchange gardening ideas, engage in gardening activities or indulge in some garden retail therapy....

The Bukit Batok Nature Park, conveniently nestled within the residential estate of Bukit Batok and close to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, is a good hiking venue any time of the day. Several well-paved trails crisscross through the huge park along undulating terrain. We had to contend with some...