3 Best Public Parks in Bukit Panjang

“Dairy Farm Nature Park spans 75 hectares and serves as a recreational area, featuring diverse attractions for visitors to enjoy. The park offers restrooms, parking areas, and even guest shelter huts. This nature park has lush biodiversity, hiking and biking trails, and an educational facility centre. Dairy Farm Nature Park is home to the Wallace Education Centre, dedicated to Alfred Russel Wallace, the renowned British naturalist who conducted observations in the park during his explorations in the 19th century. Visitors can encounter different types of wildlife near the park, such as the Crimson Sunbirds, Peacock Ferns, Clouded Monitor Lizards, and Longhorn Beetles. Dogs are prohibited in the park, but only leash pets are permitted from Carpark A to Singapore Quarry. Dairy Farm Nature Park is wheelchair accessible only from Carpark B to the Wallace Education Centre.”

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“Zhenghua Nature Park is an ideal picnic spot, spanning over 17.3 hectares of parkland. The nature park is part of Singapore's holistic approach to strengthening the conservation of its nature reserves' biodiversity. The park has a wide variety of plants that have been introduced to the park's extension to provide more opportunities for the community to appreciate nature. This 2.5 km linear park links the Bukit Panjang Park Connector to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, serving as an important ecological linkage for biodiversity. Zhenghua Nature Park is protected as part of the Central Nature Park Network. The park features a hiking area with various bird. and butterfly-attracting plants, allowing visitors to enjoy a rich and diverse array of flora and fauna as they explore. Zhenghua Nature Park also includes a playground with a large sandbox, offering children opportunities for imaginative play. Visitors can enter the nature park through three main entrances: Segar Road Entrance, Bangkit Road Entrance, and Chestnut Avenue Entrance. The park is wheelchair accessible, ensuring inclusivity for all visitors.”

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“Petir Park offers a secure and pleasant place for people to visit for picnics, hiking and sports. The park features softball and baseball fields, a splash pad, a playground, and sports areas. Petir Park also has multi-level wooden playgrounds and a wide-open grass field. The playground includes a central play structure of two arched frames, pot-holed panels, spring stepping pods on poles, suspended arched seats, and an inclined beam. This playground is partially shaded, has seats, and has car parking facilities. In addition, a spinner and several spring riders are dotted around the playground. Petir Park provides a wide range of modern play equipment for all ages. The park has ample parking areas.”

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