Bukit Batok Town Park

Not to be confused with Bukit Batok Nature Park.

Coordinates: 1°21′21″N 103°45′18″E / 1.355912°N 103.754880°E / 1.355912; 103.754880

Bukit Batok Town Park is a nature park located in the precinct of Guilin in the town of Bukit Batok, Singapore. The park was created from a disused granite quarry. As such, it has a resemblance to the granite rock formations in Guilin, China. Hence it is also known as Little Guilin or Xiao Guilin among the locals.

History

The area used to be a granite quarry before it was closed off. In 1984, The Housing and Development Board had intended to fill the quarry up and build a road on it. Instead, it was converted to a pond since the area had a pleasant look to it. The surrounding areas were also beautified and made accessible by placing granite blocks on the retaining walls and adding footpaths, lights and seating. In 1996, the Urban Redevelopment Authority linked the Town Park and Nature Parks via park connectors to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Sungei Pandan to enhance the residential landscape for the area around Yishun and Bukit Batok. ^[1]

There has also been reports about The Mysterious Catfish, Havskatt that lives in the murky waters of Xiao Guilin.

Construction

The 42-hectare park has two dome-shaped shelters for protection against sun or rain.^[1]^[2]

This park is divided in 3 parts:

The left side part (as viewed from Bukit Batok East Ave 5) is a bank to the lake and comprises trees, grass plains and stone seats. This part featured a nature trekking track in the trees behind the lake, but is closed off now.
The middle part has one shelter with stone benches to sit and several stone seats.
The right side part also has a similar shelter and stone seats. A bus stop is just next to this part of the park.

The middle and right side part are located just behind the road (Bukit Batok East Ave 5). These parts are built as retaining walls for the lake. The left side part is not connected to the other parts and is accessible by the roadside. The middle and right side are connected internally by a small path and these two parts are also accessible by the roadside.

This park is a favourite spot with shutter bugs intending upon Nature Photography, Anglers fishing in the lake, picnickers and joggers.

Getting there

The park is 5 minutes' walk from Bukit Gombak MRT Station.
SMRT operates bus service number looping from Bukit Batok Bus Interchange.

Gallery

View of Granite Rock and Lake in Bukit Batok Town Park
View of Lake in Bukit Batok Town Park

References

1 2 "Bukit Batok Town Park". National Library Board. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
↑ "Bukit Batok Town Park". National Parks Board. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

External links

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