Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Hutan Simpanan Bukit Timah (Malay)
武吉知馬自然保護區 (Chinese)
புக்கிட் திமா நேச்சர் ரிசர்வ் (Tamil)
Steps leading to the summit of Bukit Timah.
Map
TypeNature Reserve
LocationBukit Timah Hill, Singapore
Nearest townBukit Panjang
Coordinates1°21′10″N 103°46′42″E / 1.35278°N 103.77833°E / 1.35278; 103.77833
Established1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Operated byNational Parks Board
StatusOpen
Websitewww.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/parks-and-nature-reserves/bukit-timah-nature-reserve

The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (abbreviation: BTNR) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (0.66 sq mi) nature reserve near the geographic centre of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the country's highest natural peak standing at a height of approximately 165 metres (541 ft), and parts of the surrounding area, located actually in Bukit Panjang. The nature reserve is about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from the Downtown Core, Singapore's central business district (CBD).

Together with the neighbouring Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR) in close proximity, it houses over 840 species of flowering plants and over 500 species of fauna.[1] Today, it is one of the largest patches of primary rainforest left in Singapore. The forest reserve was formally declared as an ASEAN Heritage Park on 18 October 2011.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Bukit Timah Nature Reserve". National Parks Board. Archived from the original (visitors' guide) on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Bukit Timah Nature Reserve declared ASEAN Heritage Park". Channel NewsAsia. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ "President endorses ASEAN Heritage Park". AsiaOne. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.