16 Mar (Sat): Celebrating Singapore Shores at Berlayar Creek
FREE, no registration required. Specially for kids and the family with games and prizes, nature walks and films. Join more than 20 community groups in an evening of fun. The event starts at Berlayar Creek boardwalk, next to Labrador MRT station. And takes you from the mangroves there to the corals at Marina at Keppel Bay!
16 Mar (Sat): FREE mangrove walks at Berlayar Creek
Join the Naked Hermit Crabs who are only doing this walk this year, so don't miss this opportunity! Register to chope a space, but you can join in on the spot too. Time: 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm
16 Mar (Sat): Marine Open House at Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Come to Singapore's very own natural history museum to learn more about the sea. 700 complimentary tickets to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum are available for the day. Participate in our Treasure Hunt or upload a photo of yourself with your favourite marine organism on Instagram with the hashtag #lkcnhmopenhouse2019 and stand to win attractive prizes!
16 Mar (Sat) and 23 Mar (Sat): Ecolife Tour at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
This FREE family tour introduces Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and its biodiversity through the use of interactive exploration themes and activities. Have fun working together to answer worksheets, conduct surveys and photo hunts, among other activities.
16 Mar (Sat): Young Naturalist Camp at Sungei Buloh
This one-day camp encompasses a series of fun-filled and educational indoor and outdoor learning of the wetlands and nature conservation issues through worksheets, nature walks and hands-on activities. Suitable for children from 7 to 12 years. Limited to 40 children. $5 registration fee and participants to purchase the Young Naturalist Passport at 50cents
17 Mar (Sun): Croc Talk at Sungei Buloh
Learn all about the Estuarine Crocodiles that bask in the Reserve with Bernard, an SBWR volunteer with a keen interest in our reptilian friend! Do drop by to have a chat with Bernard and learn fascinating information about the crocodiles – such as their characteristics and behaviour, and observe them as they go about their daily business.
17 Mar (Sun): FREE guided walk at St. John's Island
Come for this special walk which introduces you to marine habitats in Singapore, the biodiversity and natural heritage, as well as provide an opportunity to visit St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory website, Singapore’s only offshore marine laboratory.
23 Mar (Sat): Love MacRitchie Walk with Herpetological Society of Singapore
Come join this FREE walk and learn about the conservation issues surrounding the proposed Cross Island MRT Line through the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. We’ve invited friends from the Herpetological Society of Singapore to do a special walk for our MacRitchie Forest this month.
More happenings
16 Mar (Sat): Plants and their habitats - kids' guided tour
Just like us, plants need a home to provide themselves with food and shelter. Plant habitats are diverse, which include gardens, ponds and even deserts. During this tour, children will be led to observe different plant habitats, explore the features of such plants and understand how certain adaptations help plants survive. Suitable for children in K1 – P6 Levels. $6 per child and $6 per accompanying adult.
18 Mar (Mon): Be an Ethnobotanist for a Day! A kid's guided tour
Join us on a journey to discover the many uses of plants for food, clothing, medicine and craft! Children can step into the shoes of an ethnobotanist, to appreciate the importance of plants in their daily lives. Learn about how plants have shaped human culture. Try your hands on the many interactive displays that can be found in the Centre of Ethnobotany! Suitable for children in K1 – P6 Levels. $6 per child and $6 per accompanying adult.
19 Mar (Tue): Nature Keeper Camp for kids
Designed to stimulate the interest of the young and inculcate in them an appreciation of our forests. This one-day Nature Keeper Camp aims to nurture young minds in active protection and conservation of our natural heritage. Suitable for children 7 - 11 years old (Primary 1 to 5). Minimum of 12 children, maximum of 40 children. Parents are to drop off their children and pick them back up after the programme is over. $25 per child (including halal lunch, afternoon tea-break and all craft materials).
19 Mar (Tue) and 20 Mar (Wed): Chek Jawa intertidal walk
Join the NParks volunteers for a tour to discover and learn about Chek Jawa's six ecosystems and the diverse array of animals that inhabits these unique habitats. Cost: $60 per group (for a maximum of 15 people).
More intertidal walks with Young Nautilus. Explore our own coastal backyard in Singapore, and take a closer look at the amazing animals! Expose your children to science and nature, see in action what they have learnt in schools about wildlife! Here's their public programmes until March. Child (12 years old and below) $25, Adult $27, Bundle package of 3 persons (regardless of adults or children) $65
21 Mar (Thu): Day Wild Critter Watch at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! In the Gardens, you can easily observe a good diversity of our native wildlife that have adapted to parkland conditions. Here lives Flying Draco, 2 species of monitor lizards, 2 species of squirrels, frogs, toads, and many kinds of birds and insects. The Hill Myna, a globally endangered species, makes its nests in the tall trees here. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
22 Mar (Fri): Rainforest Walk at Lower Peirce Reservoir Park and Nature Reserve
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! We visit Lower Peirce Reservoir to walk its canopied forest trails, along its reservoir banks and forest stream. The CCNR is still home to many native wildlife, most already gone extinct in other parts of de-forested, highly developed Singapore where they once lived. Here, in this last remnant wilderness of Pulau Singapura, is the home of the Scaly Anteater, mousedeer, colugo and wild pig. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
22 Mar (Fri): Nite Wild Critter Watch at Singapore Botanic Garden
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! As dusk falls, kids learn to use our bat detector to hear their echo-locating calls. The lovely Spotted Wood-owl, Buffy Fish-owl and tinier Collared Scops-owl all live here. We then walk the easy pathways to visit the ponds and other corners of the garden to meet other nite critters who live here such as the Four-lined Treefrog and Large-tailed Nightjar, plus maybe also encounter sleeping snakes and monitor lizards. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
16 Mar (Sat): Plants and their habitats - kids' guided tour
Just like us, plants need a home to provide themselves with food and shelter. Plant habitats are diverse, which include gardens, ponds and even deserts. During this tour, children will be led to observe different plant habitats, explore the features of such plants and understand how certain adaptations help plants survive. Suitable for children in K1 – P6 Levels. $6 per child and $6 per accompanying adult.
18 Mar (Mon): Be an Ethnobotanist for a Day! A kid's guided tour
Join us on a journey to discover the many uses of plants for food, clothing, medicine and craft! Children can step into the shoes of an ethnobotanist, to appreciate the importance of plants in their daily lives. Learn about how plants have shaped human culture. Try your hands on the many interactive displays that can be found in the Centre of Ethnobotany! Suitable for children in K1 – P6 Levels. $6 per child and $6 per accompanying adult.
Designed to stimulate the interest of the young and inculcate in them an appreciation of our forests. This one-day Nature Keeper Camp aims to nurture young minds in active protection and conservation of our natural heritage. Suitable for children 7 - 11 years old (Primary 1 to 5). Minimum of 12 children, maximum of 40 children. Parents are to drop off their children and pick them back up after the programme is over. $25 per child (including halal lunch, afternoon tea-break and all craft materials).
19 Mar (Tue) and 20 Mar (Wed): Chek Jawa intertidal walk
Join the NParks volunteers for a tour to discover and learn about Chek Jawa's six ecosystems and the diverse array of animals that inhabits these unique habitats. Cost: $60 per group (for a maximum of 15 people).
More intertidal walks with Young Nautilus. Explore our own coastal backyard in Singapore, and take a closer look at the amazing animals! Expose your children to science and nature, see in action what they have learnt in schools about wildlife! Here's their public programmes until March. Child (12 years old and below) $25, Adult $27, Bundle package of 3 persons (regardless of adults or children) $65
21 Mar (Thu): Day Wild Critter Watch at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! In the Gardens, you can easily observe a good diversity of our native wildlife that have adapted to parkland conditions. Here lives Flying Draco, 2 species of monitor lizards, 2 species of squirrels, frogs, toads, and many kinds of birds and insects. The Hill Myna, a globally endangered species, makes its nests in the tall trees here. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
22 Mar (Fri): Rainforest Walk at Lower Peirce Reservoir Park and Nature Reserve
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! We visit Lower Peirce Reservoir to walk its canopied forest trails, along its reservoir banks and forest stream. The CCNR is still home to many native wildlife, most already gone extinct in other parts of de-forested, highly developed Singapore where they once lived. Here, in this last remnant wilderness of Pulau Singapura, is the home of the Scaly Anteater, mousedeer, colugo and wild pig. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
22 Mar (Fri): Nite Wild Critter Watch at Singapore Botanic Garden
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! As dusk falls, kids learn to use our bat detector to hear their echo-locating calls. The lovely Spotted Wood-owl, Buffy Fish-owl and tinier Collared Scops-owl all live here. We then walk the easy pathways to visit the ponds and other corners of the garden to meet other nite critters who live here such as the Four-lined Treefrog and Large-tailed Nightjar, plus maybe also encounter sleeping snakes and monitor lizards. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
23 Mar (Sat): Kampong forest nature ramble at Dairy Farm Nature Park
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! The Dairy Farm Nature Park (DFNP) is situated on the edge of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. We visit this park to walk in the footsteps of the great scientist, Alfred Russel Wallace. During our ramble, we’ll look out for colugos, vipers, and Wallace’s favourite Longhorn beetles…..and if lucky, the female Trilobite Beetle too. This easy walk is on dirt trails with some gentle slopes. $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
Specially for kids and the family, join this walk by Cicada Tree Eco Place! Chestnut Nature Parks North and South have long winding verdant trails for a good ramble. We will hike the southern portion which has a loop trail of about 2km. This park is situated on the edge of our precious Central Catchment Nature Reserve, so we should encounter rainforest wildlife along the way, such as roosting colugos, and signs of wild pig foraging activity. Come, let’s explore Singapore’s wilderness! $13 per participant. Free for participants’ kids aged 6 years and below.
Go wild on your own!
You can also explore on your own! Check out the many DIY Trail Guides on the NParks website. More about our wild places on wildsingapore. A tip to avoid the crowds on school holiday weekends, come early. That's when wildlife is more active anyway. And leave before it gets too hot.
MORE school holiday activities on the wildsingapore happenings blog.