Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Newly opened Rifle Range Nature Park offers 7km-long trails, rain garden and a clifftop view

By Gena Soh, The New Paper, 12 November 2022 at 12:32 pm
 

 The new nature reserve can be accessed through an overhead bridge from Beauty World Centre.
PHOTO: The new nature reserve can be accessed through an overhead bridge from Beauty World Centre.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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Formerly a network of kampung trails skirting an abandoned quarry, the Rifle Range Nature Park has been opened by the National Parks Board (NParks) to make the forest and its paths more accessible to the public.

With its rocky foot trails, bridges over natural streams, and even a viewing point perched atop the cliff of a granite quarry, the new 66ha park is the eighth addition to the Central Nature Park Network, a ring of nature parks surrounding the Central Catchment and Bukit Timah nature reserves.


 After four years of development, the park now boasts 7km of trails and boardwalks for visitors to explore — the most extensive of all nature parks in the Central Nature Park Network.
PHOTO: After four years of development, the park now boasts 7km of trails and boardwalks for visitors to explore — the most extensive of all nature parks in the Central Nature Park Network.
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Accessed through an overhead bridge from Beauty World Centre in Upper Bukit Timah Road, the park – about the size of 123 football fields – has the greatest length of trails of all the nature parks in the network, with more than 7km of trails and boardwalks.


 Visitors can get to Rifle Range Nature Park via Beauty World Centre and the Rail Corridor.
PHOTO: Visitors can get to Rifle Range Nature Park via Beauty World Centre and the Rail Corridor.
Accessed through an overhead bridge from Beauty World Centre in Upper Bukit Timah Road, the park – about the size of 123 football fields – has the greatest length of trails of all the nature parks in the network, with more than 7km of trails and boardwalks.
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Besides having recreational qualities, the ring of parks in the Central Nature Park Network plays a crucial role as a buffer for the Bukit Timah and Central Catchment nature reserves, protecting them from the effects of development as well as negative climate effects, said Mr Lim Liang Jim, NParks’ group director of conservation.

The new Rifle Range Nature Park serves as a direct buffer to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which is Singapore’s largest contiguous tract of forest untouched by human intervention.

This 163ha reserve contains at least 40 per cent of Singapore’s native flora and fauna, even though it makes up less than 1 per cent (0.2 per cent) of the country’s area.


 The new Rifle Range Nature Park serves as a direct buffer to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which is Singapore’s largest contiguous tract of forest untouched by human intervention.
PHOTO: The new Rifle Range Nature Park serves as a direct buffer to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which is Singapore’s largest contiguous tract of forest untouched by human intervention.
This 163ha reserve contains at least 40 per cent of Singapore’s native flora and fauna, even though it makes up less than 1 per cent (0.2 per cent) of the country’s area.
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It is home to animals such as the plantain squirrel, the greater racket-tailed drongo and the Singapore freshwater crab – a very rare species of crab that is found only in Singapore.

The park network also shields the nature reserves against edge effects, such as vegetation drying out along the margins of an area, said Mr Lim.

He added: “By protecting the large forested area within the reserves, you will be able to protect and provide a habitat for a great variety of species that can then reside within these habitats.”


 Mr Lim Liang Jim, NParks’ group director of conservation added:
PHOTO:  Mr Lim Liang Jim, NParks’ group director of conservation added: “By protecting the large forested area within the reserves, you will be able to protect and provide a habitat for a great variety of species that can then reside within these habitats.”
Located 31m above the Quarry Wetland, the Colugo Deck is one of the tallest viewing points in our nature parks. Its design is inspired by the patagium of the Malayan Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in flight.
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 From the Colugo Deck, visitors can enjoy a bird’s eye view of Rifle Range Nature Park nestled within the surrounding cityscape.
PHOTO: From the Colugo Deck, visitors can enjoy a bird’s eye view of Rifle Range Nature Park nestled within the surrounding cityscape.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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Though Rifle Range Nature Park was originally a site cleared for the old Bukit Timah Kampung and the Sin Seng granite quarry, NParks said its proximity to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve allowed the forest to regenerate.

After more than 30 years, Mr Lim said the forest had become verdant with life again, with more than 400 species of flora and more than 300 species of fauna recorded within its perimeter.

As a result, he said, the enhancement of the park had to be done sensitively and sustainably to ensure minimal disturbance to wildlife.


 The park network also shields the nature reserves against edge effects, such as vegetation drying out along the margins of an area.
PHOTO: The park network also shields the nature reserves against edge effects, such as vegetation drying out along the margins of an area.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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 The Rifle Range Nature Park has the greatest length of trails of all the nature parks in the network, a ring of nature parks surrounding the Central Catchment and Bukit Timah nature reserves.
PHOTO: The Rifle Range Nature Park has the greatest length of trails of all the nature parks in the network, a ring of nature parks surrounding the Central Catchment and Bukit Timah nature reserves.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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Before the park’s development between 2019 and 2022, NParks conducted a nine-month-long biodiversity baseline study to identify areas and species of conservation significance.

The results of this study factored in the design and planning of works, such as the construction of aerial bridges for tree-climbing creatures in the park and the types of native plant species to protect.


 An aerial bridge for tree-climbing creatures in the park.
PHOTO: An aerial bridge for tree-climbing creatures in the park.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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 Aerial rope bridges have been installed across Rifle Range Road to facilitate the safe movement of arboreal animals between Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Rifle Range Nature Park.
PHOTO: Aerial rope bridges have been installed across Rifle Range Road to facilitate the safe movement of arboreal animals between Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Rifle Range Nature Park.
To enhance wildlife connectivity for native biodiversity that reside in the area, features such as an underground culvert for small terrestrial mammals, nest boxes for the Horsfield’s Flying Squirrel (Lomys horsfieldii) and colugo poles that encourage safe gliding of the Malayan Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) have also been set up.
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The community also had a hand in its enhancement, with members of the public invited to contribute through planting trees and removing invasive species.

One of those was the zanzibar yam (Dioscorea sansibarensis), or the purple yam plant, a herbaceous climber plant from Zanzibar that had grown aggressively and suffocated trees in the park.


 The community had a hand in the park’s enhancement, with members of the public invited to contribute through planting trees and removing invasive species.
PHOTO: The community had a hand in the park’s enhancement, with members of the public invited to contribute through planting trees and removing invasive species.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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 The community nursery at Rifle Range Nature Park will soon host volunteer-led programmes, such as those that are currently underway at Dairy Farm Nature Park.
PHOTO: The community nursery at Rifle Range Nature Park will soon host volunteer-led programmes, such as those that are currently underway at Dairy Farm Nature Park.
It is supported by HSBC Singapore through the Garden City Fund, NParks’ registered charity and Institution of a Public Character. HSBC Singapore also supported the community nursery at Dairy Farm Nature Park.
They are part of NParks’ growing network of community nurseries to involve the community in the propagation and nurturing of plants that will be planted in our green spaces as part of the OneMillionTrees movement.
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Upon hearing the song of the critically endangered straw-headed bulbul at a media preview on Friday, Mr Lim said: “The animals are moving in, and it’s really special, even as you’re still preparing for the park’s opening.”

Adding that a kingfisher has already made its home in the wetlands restored from the quarry, Mr Lim said the park had been enhanced in a way that animals can accept.


 A bird hide at the park. A kingfisher has already made its home in the wetlands restored from the quarry.
PHOTO: A bird hide at the park. A kingfisher has already made its home in the wetlands restored from the quarry.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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Other than its natural elements, the park also has some educational opportunities for the public.

For instance, a replica of a rock-sorting machine has been set up to tell people how rocks from the quarry used to be sorted by size, alongside boards describing the history of Singapore quarries.


 A replica of a rock-sorting machine has been set up to tell people how rocks from the quarry used to be sorted by size.
PHOTO: A replica of a rock-sorting machine has been set up to tell people how rocks from the quarry used to be sorted by size.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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Sustainability was also incorporated as a key element in the park, with a visitor pavilion run completely on solar power.

A rain garden in the park purifies stormwater by passing it through an array of plants first before releasing it into a nearby stream.  


 A rain garden in the park purifies stormwater by passing it through an array of plants first before releasing it into a nearby stream.
PHOTO: A rain garden in the park purifies stormwater by passing it through an array of plants first before releasing it into a nearby stream.
ST Photo: Lim Yao Hui
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The park was opened on Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

It will be open daily from 7am to 7pm.


 The park was opened on Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. It will be open daily from 7am to 7pm.
PHOTO: The park was opened on Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. It will be open daily from 7am to 7pm.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mr Lawrence Wong and Minister for National Development and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration Mr Desmond Lee planted Hopea sangal and Nephelium laurinum trees to mark the opening of Rifle Range Nature Park.
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 The Rambai Boardwalk takes visitors coming from Beauty World or the Rail Corridor to the Visitor Pavilion at Rifle Range Nature Park.
PHOTO: The Rambai Boardwalk takes visitors coming from Beauty World or the Rail Corridor to the Visitor Pavilion at Rifle Range Nature Park. It is named after the Rambai tree (Baccaurea motleyana), a popular fruit tree that villagers in the past grew for sustenance in the plantations that used to surround Rifle Range Nature Park.

For those coming from Beauty World MRT, take Exit A and head to Beauty World Centre Level 4. The overhead bridge links directly to Rambai Boardwalk, which leads you to the Visitor Pavilion.
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 The Forest Exploration Trail allows children to experience nature play and hone their balancing skills, with elements such as stepping stumps, rock boulders and a stream.
PHOTO: The Forest Exploration Trail allows children to experience nature play and hone their balancing skills, with elements such as stepping stumps, rock boulders and a stream.
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 Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore’s newest nature park, is located at the site of the former Sin Seng Quarry along Rifle Range Road.
PHOTO: Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore’s newest nature park, is located at the site of the former Sin Seng Quarry along Rifle Range Road. The 66-ha nature park boasts a freshwater wetland converted from the former Sin Seng Quarry, a viewing deck at the top of the quarry, and over 7km of trails and boardwalks – the longest out of all our nature parks in the Central Nature Park Network to date.
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 We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us.
PHOTO: "We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say we have lost our connection to nature, we've really lost our connection to ourselves." - Spirit of the Environment @SpiritoftheEnvironment on 15 September 2019  
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By Gena Soh, The New Paper, 12 November 2022 at 12:32 pm
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Reference
[1]  Gena Soh, The New Paper, Newly opened Rifle Range Nature Park offers 7km-long trails, rain garden and a clifftop view, posted on 12 November 2022 at 12:32 pm, https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/newly-opened-rifle-range-nature-park-offers-7km-long-trails-rain-garden-and-clifftop


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