Exploring the Springleaf Nature Park on a #BeautifulSunday morning
I have spent a #beautifulsunday at the Springleaf Nature Park and brought home memories and photographs of this wonderful piece of nature amidst the urban city.
This is one thing that I'm truly impressed about Singapore, the balance between the urban development and the natural environment has been productive in the recent decades. My visit to the Springleaf Nature Park has provided me the insight into the importance of taking care of nature and the creatures that depend on it.
Springleaf Nature Park, where lotus thrive, wild birds chirp, and monitor lizards roam!
My trek started from the Springleaf MRT station, carrying with me the excitement as I'm visiting this place for the first time. As soon as I stepped out of the station, I felt the nice and calm neighborhood vibe of the place. It's entirely different from the common districts where towering HDB apartment buildings or shopping malls will greet you. Over here, it feels like a quaint neighborhood, I like it here.
This is the kind of place that I want to go to whenever I want to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. This is where I want to go for a nice Sunday breakfast or brunch with my family and close friends.
After a 10-minute walk from the MRT station to the entrance of the park along Upper Thomson Road, I began the trek into the Springleaf Nature Reserve. I can already tell that it's a nice park because I see a lot of goers who come here to walk their dogs, jog, and or simply walk to experience the serenity that nature offers.
This body of water is called the Sungei Seletar. In case you are wondering, "sungei" is a Malay word that means "river".
The walkway on the right side of the photo is the Springleaf Park Connector, it will lead you to the Lower Seletar Reservoir Park Entrance.
The first thing that I noticed as I entered the park was the abundance of lotus plants on the river. It's the season of blooming the flowers and so I visited at the right time of the year.
Along the Springleaf Park Connector, there are playgrounds that anyone may use if they want to deviate from the route or they simply want to have a good time with their dogs and or children. The following photos show the way to the Thong Soon Green Playground.
It was a quick 3-minute walk from the park connector. I didn't stay long in the playground so I set foot back to my route.
After a few minutes of my trek, I noticed that something was moving on the opposite side of the river bank. I thought it was a beaver but it turns out that it's a monitor lizard. It caught a good-sized fish and it was trying to devour it whole.
I was amazed but I had to move on to the walk to reach the pavilion and the viewing platform in the middle of the park.
As I walked along the bridge to the viewing platform, I saw another monitor lizard as I looked down below to the banks.
From a few meters away, there was another one swimming towards my location.
Although they look like scary reptiles, in reality, they are more afraid than us, and so they simply walk away.
Right after that, there was a noise in the woods which caused the birds to fly away.
I walked onto the viewing platform and found myself reading about the "sea people", the first inhabitants in this area.
From here, I decided to go back to the park connector to continue my trek to reach the end of it.
As I reached close to the Nee Soon Road crossing, I noticed a platform on the side of the way. It's meant for bird watching which is too bad that I don't have a telephoto camera or binoculars, it could have been helpful.
As I climbed up the platform, there was a group of elderly goers who were also trekking the park connector.
At this point, I have reached the Nee Soon Road crossing. On the left side of the road will lead to the Sembawang Road while on the right side is where the rich people live, the Springleaf area.
Right after the bridge, a facility is installed to collect the rubbish and dirt that flow on the surface of the water and will be disposed of.
From here, I continue my trek toward the end of the park connector until I reach Lentor avenue.
Over on this side of the nature park, I noticed that the lotus plants are more abundant and are healthier compared to the entrance of the park. Another variety comes with red-colored petals.
Toward the end of my trek, I stumble upon a wild bird that is grazing on the ground and looking for worms or grubs.
The seats made out of huge logs are where the end of the park connector is and it concludes my awesome trek on the Springleaf Nature Park.
It was a nice experience for me because it's something that takes me away from the busy city life and it provided me with solace even for a brief hour of my day.
Have a #beautifulsunday everyone!
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The park requires no payment for access and it's open for everyone. It's also accessible from the Springleaf MRT station of the new Thomson-East Coat Line otherwise known as the Brown Line.
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The article is very specific and the scenery here is beautiful
I’m glad you like the scenery😁 My visit to this place feels like a “little” adventure.
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I have not been to this one for a long time. Last time I was there was before the MRT station opened.
I thought I heard one of yong tau foo was going to close down.
It may not be as elaborate as Sungei Buloh but it is still a nice park to go to for jogging or walking.
This sounds sad 😔, I like the kind of yong tau fou that they sell over there. When I visited last weekend, I saw there are 2 still operating, the Ngee Fou and the other one at Beng Cheng restaurant.
I think I remembered wrongly. I went to search and I think it's this one that I remember closing before. ]
https://mothership.sg/2022/03/ampang-niang-tou-fu-in-katong-closing-down/
Oh I see, it's a different place. Too bad that one looks good too. Although more expensive than the ones in Springleaf.