dairy farm nature park

a new nature park is in the process of being developed. the new dairy farm nature reserve will cover the diary farm hut, the dairy farm quarry and the singapore quarry. the dairy farm quarry has been filled up but there is still a pond fronting the singapore quarry, which is located at the edge of the bukit timah nature reserve.

according to a 2005 report, the creation of this buffer is to relieve congestion at the bukit timah nature reserve. the 63 ha reserve will feature new hiking and mountain biking trails. rock climbing activities at the diary farm site may be regulated once national park board takes over the place.

there is a plan to build a floating pontoon and a lookout shelter at the singapore quarry. this area was a gambier plantation in the 1830s and a dairy farm in the 1930s. the expected date of completion of the dairy farm nature reserve is december 2008.

i have explored this area on my own even before they started work on its development. the dairy farm quarry area is well visited by cyclists, rock climbers and residents from the nearby dairy farm estate. but beyond that and away from the bike trail, it is largely unexplored. there is an abandoned nursery over at the dairy farm quarry side.

over at the singapore quarry side, you also hardly meet any hikers if you venture there. at the edge of it, there is a fence around the perimeter of the quarry.