Yishun Park

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Yishun Park
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Type Urban park
Location Yishun, Singapore
Coordinates 1°25′27″N103°50′33″E / 1.42429°N 103.84243°E / 1.42429; 103.84243 Coordinates: 1°25′27″N103°50′33″E / 1.42429°N 103.84243°E / 1.42429; 103.84243
Area13.9 hectares (139,000 m2)
Managed by National Parks Board
Public transit access NS13  Yishun
Website www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/parks-and-nature-reserves/yishun-park

Yishun Park is a 14-hectare park located in Yishun, Singapore. It is within the vicinity of Northland Primary School, SAFRA Yishun Country Club and Yishun Park Hawker Centre. The park is connected to Yishun Pond Park by an 84-meter elevated bridge. [1]

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History

Plans for the development of Yishun Park were first announced in November 1993, [2] and the park was opened to the public in January 1995. [3] Developed at a cost of S$2.7 million, the park occupied what was previously plantation and farm land, [2] and retained most of the site's preexisting vegetation. Covering an area of 17 hectares (42 acres), the park featured a 12 metres (39 ft) tall hill with a stand of fruit trees, an area for the playing of board games that took after a Chinese chess board, a playground for children of different age groups, fitness stations, and a foot reflexology path. [3]

In October 1997, the Minister of Defence released plans for the construction of a SAFRA clubhouse within the park. [4] Occupying an area of 3 hectares (7.4 acres) and costing S$2.8 million to build, the clubhouse opened to the public in November 2000. [5] In 2008, the Dipterocarp Arbotereum, a S$160,000 project comprising the planting of multiple dipterocarp trees and the installation of signs about the trees' heritage, was carried out in the park. [6]

Description

Developed on an old rubber estate, Yishun Park has a variety of rare Indo-Malayan trees [6] (e.g. Shorea, Kapur, Chengal), tropical fruit trees [7] (e.g. rambutan, durian, guava, starfruit) and numerous bird species. [8] There are also many rubber trees and fallen rubber seeds in the park.

The park also features an allotment gardening scheme hosted by the National Parks Board. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Ibrahim, Muhammad Faishal (2015-08-06). "Kampung spirit alive and well at Yishun Park". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  2. 1 2 "Fruit trees and giant 'chess board' for Yishun Park". The Straits Times . Singapore. 2 November 1993. Retrieved 14 October 2022– via NewspaperSG.
  3. 1 2 "The kampung remains in Yishun Park". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 January 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 14 October 2022– via NewspaperSG.
  4. ↑ "Yishun Park centre to cost $35 million". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 October 1997. p. 52.
  5. ↑ Cheong, Suk-Wai (27 January 2001). "Plush, Posh but not pricey The good life for NSmen". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  6. 1 2 Kesava, Shobana (10 July 2008). "Sanctuary for rare trees at Yishun Park". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Yishun Park". National Parks Board. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  8. ↑ Zaccheus, Melody (26 March 2017). "Many bird species spotted in urban green pockets". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  9. ↑ Charles, Raffaela Nathan (10 February 2018). "220 plots under NParks community gardening scheme snapped up in 3 hours". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Allotment Gardens". National Parks Board. Retrieved 1 August 2018.


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