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Why was Bukit Timah Nature Reserve closed?
SINGAPORE — With forest damage and soil erosion from rainfall and thousands of hikers trampling over its trails and slopes over the years, the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve will be closed for about two years from Sept 15 so that the National Parks Board (NParks) can carry out restoration work.
Why was Bukit Timah Nature Reserve closed for 2 years?
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to be closed for the next two years for upgrading. No immediate threat of landslide but work done to restore flora and fauna and stabilise slopes.
Why is Bukit Timah Reserve important to Singapore?
The Bukit Timah and Central Catchment areas were later declared as Nature Reserves in 1990. Today, the nature reserves are gazetted for the propagation, protection and preservation of Singapore’s indigenous flora and fauna under the Parks and Trees Act (Chapter 216).
How do you get into Bukit Timah Nature Reserve?
To reach the Reserve by bus, alight at Upper Bukit Timah Road, opposite Bukit Timah Shopping Centre for a 10-minute walk to the Reserve. Buses serving Upper Bukit Timah Road are 67, 75, 170, 173, 184, 852 and 961.
Where is Singapore’s oldest jungle located?
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve encompasses the slopes and summit of Singapore’s highest hill, Bukit Timah, which is 162.5 m above sea level. The 163-hectare nature reserve, which is protected under the Parks and Trees Act 2005, contains the largest primary forest in Singapore.
Why did Bukit Timah close in 2014?
Wednesday, 4 June 2014 Come Sept 15, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve will close its doors to the public for six months. This is the first phase of a two-year plan to repair the 22-year-old reserve, which is showing signs of damage in some areas.
Who founded Bukit Timah Nature Reserve?
By 1884, the Forestry Department, led by Cantley, had been set up and Bukit Timah declared a reserve. A protected area of 343 ha was demarcated by a boundary six miles (9.7 km) in circumference and 16 ft (4.9 m) wide.
Who established Timah Nature Reserve?
Nathaniel Cantley
Established in 1883, Bukit Timah Forest Reserve was one of the first forest reserves to be created in Singapore, as recommended by Nathaniel Cantley, then the Superintendent of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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Is Bukit Timah a rainforest?
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, at Hindhede Road, is a sprawling rainforest and has been here since 1819.
What are the animals in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve?
Monkeys are not the only mammals in the park. Other mammals include the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica), Malayan colugo (Galeopterus variegatus), plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) and slender squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis).
What happen to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in 1883?
Bukit Timah was one of the first forest reserves established in 1883. All the reserves were worked for timber with the exception of Bukit Timah Reserve. By 1937, the forest reserves were depleted under economic pressures for development.
Is Bukit Timah for rich people?
“Districts 9 (Orchard, Cairnhill, River Valley) and 10 (Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Tanglin) have historically been and continue to be the most expensive in Singapore,” says design director Terri Tan.
Where is Bukit Timah nature reserve?
Steps leading to the summit of Bukit Timah. The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a small 1.64 square kilometre (400 acre) nature reserve near the geographic centre of the city-state of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore’s highest hill standing at a height of 163.63 metres, and parts of the surrounding area.
Is Bukit Timah Hill Singapore’s highest hill?
This 163-ha reserve includes Singapore’s highest hill, Bukit Timah Hill, which stands at 163 m and retains one of the few areas of primary rainforest in the country. The forest on the hill has been a botanical collection ground for more than a century, and the first known specimens of many species of Malayan plants have been obtained here.
Are there alternative carparks for the Singapore Botanical Reserve?
Depending on crowd levels, the reserve may also be temporarily closed to ensure ample space for safe distancing. Alternative carparks are available at Cheong Chin Nam Road, Bukit Timah Shopping Centre and Beauty World Centre.
How far is Singapore’s Central Catchment Nature Reserve from downtown core?
The nature reserve is about 12 kilometres from the Downtown Core, Singapore’s central business district. Together with the neighbouring Central Catchment Nature Reserve, it houses over 840 species of flowering plants and over 500 species of fauna.