Bukit Batok Nature Park

Bukit Batok Nature Park, which was developed in 1988 on an abandoned quarry combines both the best features of a town park as well as a nature reserve.

Designed with the theme "A City Escape", it is a real paradise for residents of nearby Bukit Batok New Town as well as joggers. Slower movers will also find it the right place to "disentangle the knots" after a hard day at the office. Such is the peace and quiet that permeate the park.

Comprising largely of wild secondary forest, Bukit Batok Nature Park is somewhat similar to a nature reserve. The vegetation has grown up naturally after the primary forest was cleared long ago. Species comprise the rubber trees and bamboo clumps interspersed with Albizzia, Eugenia and Dillenia species. Local fruit trees such as the durian and rambutan trees can also be found.

The vegetation today is largely mature and provides an ideal setting for nature walks. With foresight, those involved in the park's development realised that though abandoned quarries may not have other uses, they provide a marvellous setting for park development. The main attraction of this park is probably its 1.2ha reflecting pool, which provides an ideal setting for photo-taking as well as art competitions.

The park has two lookout points. The higher one reaches more than 10 storeys and provides one with a scenery that yields a totally different perspective, as compared to the other. A point worth mentioning is that a path from the higher of the two lookouts leads to a Japanese memorial site for the Japanese soldiers who died during the Second World War.

Today, all that remain of the memorial are two pillars and 120 concrete steps leading up to the TCS transmission tower. The National Heritage Board has erected an information board and battery, which highlight the site's historical significance.

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