{"id":31408,"date":"2016-10-24T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T03:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bukit-timah-nature-reserve-reopens-after-two-year-restoration\/"},"modified":"2016-10-24T10:40:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T03:40:06","slug":"bukit-timah-nature-reserve-reopens-after-two-year-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bukit-timah-nature-reserve-reopens-after-two-year-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Bukit Timah Nature Reserve reopens after two-year restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe 163ha nature reserve is home to many species of plants and animals. (Photo: NParks)
\nBukit Timah Nature Reserve fully reopened on Saturday (22 October) following two years of restoration works and enhancements.
\nRestoration works began two years ago and included slope stabilisation works, restoring trails and adding intermediate steps to more challenging routes to make hiking more accessible for the young and the elderly.
\nTo protect its biodiversity, the National Parks Board (NParks) also carried out sensitive enhancements, such as enrichment planting to enhance the forest habitat and installation of a raised boardwalk at various sections to minimise the impact of trampling on leaf litter organisms and soil compaction on tree roots.
\nNParks also installed railings beside the trails to encourage visitors to keep to the designated trails, reducing footprint into the surrounding forest.
\nVarious sustainable features were installed at the upgraded visitor centre, such as the repurposing of windows to terraces for planter beds, and the provision of skylight panels to reduce the need for electrical lighting.
\nNParks also revealed that a comprehensive survey for the reserve was initiated in early 2015 while restoration works were being conducted. Although the survey is expected to conclude in 2017, interim findings revealed many rediscoveries and new records, including \u201cthe Malayan Porcupine, which was recorded at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for the first time during the survey, and the Slow Loris, which was not recorded in previous surveys\u201d, said NParks.
\nBukit Timah Nature Reserve occupies only 163ha of land, but is home to about 40 percent of Singapore\u2019s native species.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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