Kranji Nature Trail

(14) - Bukit Batok Forest

At the junction of the Bukit Batok Road and Bukit Batok West Ave 7, opposite the Home team Adventure Center, there is a forest full of wild insects. This patch of forest has been the playground for many of the macro photographers who live near to the forest. We can find quite a number of spiders, dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, caterpillars, cicada etc.

Meeting Point:

Blk 404A, Bukit Batok West Ave 7 (see map above)

(For those who drive, you can park your car at the MSCP (BLK 405).

(13) Admiralty Park

(Map leading to Admiralty Park)

(Map leading to Admiralty Park)

Meeting Point:

Admiralty Park, North Entrance Carpark

Getting there:

(A) By MRT - Alight at Woodlands MRT station.  Arrangement can be made to pick up those who are not driving from Woodlands MRT station.

(B) By Car - Take Seletar Expressway, exit to Woodland Avenue 2 and drive straight all the way towards Riverside Road. At the end of the T-junction, turn right and you will reach the north entrance carpark a short distance away.

(12) Jurong Woods II

This is a new macro site discovered on 24 July 2010 by Kyaw Htay & Anthony Quek.  It is just about 300m away from Jurong Woods, so we shall call it Jurong Woods II.  Similar to Jurong Woods, it is a quite and cooling place to shoot macro without any distraction. 

There are lots of wild flowers there attracting many different bugs and insects.  We heard that this site is also a very good hunting ground for butterfly shooters. 

(Map leading to Juorng Woods II)

(Map leading to Jurong Woods II)

Meeting Point:

Lakeside MRT station. There is a bus-stop just outside the Lakeside MRT station. Next to it is a passenger pick-up point and we shall meet here. Thereafter, we will ferry those who are not driving to the macro site which is about 5 to 10 mins away.

Getting There (for those who wish to go there directly):
(A) By Car - At the end of Corporation road, turn right to Jurong West Ave 2. You will soon see a Nursery Home on the left. A few metre away, turn left into Jurong Road (Don't turn right which will lead you to PIE). The entrance of Jurong Woods macro site (See image below) is about 400 metres away. You can park your car along the roadside.

(B) By Bus - Take Bus No. 174 from Boon Lay MRT Terminal.

(Macro Site 1)

(Macro Site 2)

(Macro Site 3)

(11) Mandai Orchid Garden

(Map leading to Mandai Orchid Garden)

Meeting Point:
Car park near the entrance to Mandai Orchid Garden

Getting there:
(A) By MRT - Alight at Ang Mo Kio station and take SBS Bus 138. Alternatively, alight at Choa Chu Kang station and take SMRT Bus 927.

(b) By Bus - Take Bus no. 138 or 927 directly to Mandai Orchid Garden if any of these buses passes by your area.

(C) By Car - From the city, take the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) towards Jurong, turn off at the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE, Exit 7) and follow the tourism signage to the Orchid Garden. Refer to map above.

Note:
There is an admission charges of $3.50 per person.

(10) East Woods

This is a new macro site introduced by Endy, who will be leading an IMOG to further explore this place on 10 Apr 10.

(Map leading to the macro site)

Meeting Point:
Car park at Bedok Food Centre

Getting there:

(A) By MRT - Out of the Tanah Merah MRT station control, take the escalator go down, turn right wowards Tanah Merah Kechil Road and then up again (by escalator) to the entry gate, you will then see a bus stop. Take Bus no. 14 or 45 only. Stop at the 3rd bus-stop (with yellow column) which is at Eastwood Centre. Cross the road to the opposite and you will reach Bedok Food Centre car park.

(B) By Bus - Take Bus no. 10, 10e, 14, 45, or 531 directly to Bedok Food Centre if any of these buses passes by your area.

(C) By Car - Refer to map above.

(9) Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West

This site is quite a big park with a lotus pond, open bushes, fern garden and shaded woods (left over of rubber plantation). Subjects spotted here include green crested Lizard, common bronzeback, keelback, hoppers, butterflies, moths, damselflies, dragonflies, pond skater and the beautiful lotus.

(Map leading to AMK Town Garden West)

Meeting Point:

Around the lotus pond (see a big star marking in the map above)

Getting There:

A) By MRT - Alight at AMK station. Walk across AMK Ave 8 and then follow the dash line in the map above. Get across AMK Ave 6 and then to the meeting point.

(B) By Bus - Take Bus no. 13 or 162. Alight at the bus stop after McDonald's or opposite the Library. Get across AMK Ave 6 and then to the meeting place.

(C) By Car - Park by the roadside of AMK Ave 6 opposite the lotus pond.

(8) Jurong Woods

Jurong Woods is a quiet but interesting place with lots us bushes, a few streams, a canal thereby. It is certainly a good location to focus on macro shooting without much distraction. Possible subjects include many species of spiders, dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, caterpillars, hoppers, pythons, etc.

(Map leading to Jurong Woods Macro site)


(Map of Jurong Woods)

Meeting Point:
Lakeside MRT station. There is a bus-stop just outside the Lakeside MRT station. Next to it is a passenger pick-up point and we shall meet here. Thereafter, we will ferry those who are not driving to the macro site which is about 5 mins away.

Getting There (for those who wish to go there directly):

(A) By Car - At the end of Corporation road, turn right to Jurong West Ave 2. You will soon see a Nursery Home on the left. A few metre away, turn left into Jurong Road (Don't turn right which will lead you to PIE). The entrance of Jurong Woods macro site (See image below) is about 20 metres away. Park along the roadside.

(B) By Bus - Take Bus No. 174 from Boon Lay MRT Terminal.

(Entrance to Jurong Woods macro site)

(Jurong Woods Macro site)


(Jurong Woods Macro site)


(Jurong Woods Macro site)

(7) Upper Seletar Reservior

Meeting Place : The observatory tower, facing the Upper Seletar Reservoir

It is quite an interesting place because we will be exploring the edge of the famous “ Nee Soon Swamp Forest”. We will pass a few streams and forest trails. Many species of animals were spotted there before and plenty of forest butterflies were observed there too.

Getting There :

(A) By Car : Drive to Mandai Road, turn into Upper Seletar Reservior, near Executive Golf Course, Mandai. Park at Cark Park A.

(B) By Bus - Take bus no. 138 (from Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange or if it pass your staying place) to the bus stop in front of the Upper Seletar Reservoir (refer to map) and go in by the main gate.

(5) Sungei Ulu Pandan

Getting There:

(A) By Car - Park at the carpark near SAKAE SUSHI SUSHI restaurant (see carpark marked with black dot in the above map). Then cross to the opposite of the road and walk about 8 minutes and you will reach the bus stop, that is the meeting point.

(B) By MRT - Out of Clementi MRT station, turn left walk through the bridge, take the stairs down. Then turn left and walk about 5 minutes across Clementi Ave3 (see the attached map). Soon, you will see a bus stop, there... wait for bus no. 52, 99, 105, or 625. After boarding the bus please stop at the 3rd bus stop (opposite TradeHub21), that is the meeting point.

(C) By Bus - Take bus no. 52, 99, 105, 188, or 625 straight to the meeting point, if one of them is available from your place.

(D) By Taxi - Tell the driver to go to TradeHub21, Boon Lay Way. And get across the road to the bus top, the gathering place.


(Meeting Point's Bus-stop)

(4) Margaret Drive

Getting There:

(A) By Car - From Lornie Road or Bukit Timah Road, drive towards Queensway. Turn left to Macdonald and park at the carpark nearby.

(B) By Bus - 93, 105, 123, 153, 186, 855, 961, 961C

Meeting Place - Macdonald

(3) Venus Drive

Getting there:

(A) By Car - From Lornie Road, drive towards Upper Thomson Road, Turn left to Venus Drive. The free parking is about 50 metres away on the left.

(B) By Bus - 132, 165, 166, 167, 855, 980 (bus stop along Upper Thomson Road)

- 52, 162, (bus stop along Sin Ming Ave)

(2) Dairy Farm Nature Park

Map extracted from StreetDB Singapore (http://www.streetdb.com)

Getting there:

(A) By car: Take the PIE and turn into the BKE. Exit at Dairy Farm Road. About 100m away you will see Carpark B on your left. Don't turn in here. Drive further up about 700m and turn left to Carpark A.

(B) By bus: 67, 75. 171, 184, 961. The bus stop is nearest to Carprk A next to the Salvation Army.

(1) Segar Road

Subjects that can be found here:

Wolf spider
Crab spider with hoverfly as prey
Damselfly (Agriocnemis femina)
Lynx spider, skipper, moth
Praying Mantis