Rifle Range Nature Park | |
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![]() Quarry Wetland at Rifle Range Nature Park | |
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Type | Nature park |
Location | Singapore |
Coordinates | 1°20′42″N103°46′59″E / 1.345°N 103.783°E |
Area | 66 hectares (160 acres) |
Opened | 12 November 2022 |
Operated by | National Parks Board |
Status | Open |
Public transit access | DT5 Beauty World |
Website | www |
Rifle Range Nature Park is a nature park in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Rifle Range Nature Park was opened on 12 November 2022 and is located along Rifle Range Road and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. [1] Rifle Range Nature Park is also Singapore's first net positive energy nature park. [2] Rifle Range Nature Park is the eighth park in the Central Nature Park Network. [1] Rifle Range Nature Park was also built to protect Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. [3]
Rifle Range Nature Park was originally used by the old Bukit Timah Kampong and the former Sin Seng Quarry, the deepest quarry in Singapore. [4] In 1998, the quarry ceased operations and was transformed into a freshwater habitat. [2] [5] [6]
Rifle Range Nature Park was first announced in 2017 by Minister for National Development Desmond Lee. [1] [7]
At the park's launch, then-Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated that, "we have expanded our green spaces and green connectors, and we have protected our nature reserves". [2] [8] [9]
The nature park was opened by Lawrence Wong and Desmond Lee. [3]
Rifle Range Nature Park has multiple attractions such as: [10]
Rifle Range Nature Park is accessible from Exit A of Beauty World MRT station by going to Beauty World Centre via an overhead bridge. [13] It is also accessible from bus services 41, 52, 61, 77, 157, 174, 184, 852, 961, 970, and 985. [12]