5/5 Amal A. 3 years ago on Google • 116 reviews
Wonderful,
excellent
garden!
If
you
will
go
to
Singapore
you
must
travel
in
the
Singapore
Botanic
Garden.
The
Learning
Forest
is
a
new
9.8
hectares
extension
to
the
existing
Singapore
Botanic
Gardens.
The
land
was
previously
a
mature
secondary
forest
(Tyersall
forest)
in
the
south,
and
in
the
north
a
small
stream
flowed
through
a
steep
valley
surrounded
by
clumps
of
large
Albizia
trees.
The
site
was
previously
separated
from
the
Botanic
Gardens
by
Tyersall
Avenue,
which
also
catered
for
limited
car
and
coach
parking.
The
Learning
Forest
has
been
designed
with
new
wetlands,
visitor
facilities,
replacement
parking,
and
themed
walks
encompassing
a
wide
variety
of
forest,
bamboo
and
wetland
plant
collections
whilst
also
conserving
and
improving
the
existing
southern
forest.
The
character
of
the
Learning
Forest
is
intended
to
be
natural,
wild,
and
adventurous.
Elements
such
as
the
canopy
walkways
through
the
forest,
the
canopy
web,
wetland
boardwalks,
stepping
stones,
and
bridges,
enable
visitors
to
experience
the
forest
and
the
wetland
areas
in
new
ways.
The
character
of
the
Learning
Forest
is
intended
to
be
natural,
wild,
and
adventurous.
Elements
such
as
the
canopy
walkways
through
the
forest,
the
canopy
web,
wetland
boardwalks,
stepping
stones,
and
bridges,
enable
visitors
to
experience
the
forest
and
the
wetland
areas
in
new
ways.
Visitor
facilities
such
as
the
interpretive
shelter,
coach/car
drop
off
area,
and
toilets
were
restricted
to
the
disturbed
northern
portion
of
the
site.
The
old
Tyersall
Avenue
alignment
was
used
for
construction
access
to
avoid
disturbance
to
existing
vegetation,
and
along
with
the
old
Istana
access
road
(Canarium
Drive),
will
serve
as
a
walkway
and
maintenance
route.