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This beautiful park, with its lakes and bridges, colourful shrubs and lush greenery, is one of the largest and most popular parks in Singapore. Complete with cycling and running tracks and a delightful playground, it appeals to sports enthusiasts and children with boundless energy. Beautiful lakes and shaded lawns offer some of the best scenic spots for picnics and family gatherings. Other features of the park include a Garden Spa, community gardens, an inline skates rental outlet and several F&B outlets. Bringing Kallang river to Bishan Park On 3 Oct 09, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially launched the ABC Waters@Kallang River-Bishan Park project. A joint collaboration between PUB and NParks, ABC Waters@Kallang River-Bishan Park will see the conversion of the concrete canal into a natural meandering river, seamlessly integrated with the park for the first time in Singapore. When completed in 2011, this will create more green and blue spaces in one of the most popular parks in Singapore. The additional facilities in Bishan Park include a River Promenade, as well as three new playgrounds, each with a distinctive theme. The new Bishan Park will also be home to diverse wildlife with habitats created to encourage certain species to settle and thrive.

Bishan Sports Hall Sport Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics Location Situated in the central part of Singapore, Bishan Sports Hall is part of the Bishan Sports Recreation Centre, which includes Bishan Stadium and Bishan Sports Complex. History Bishan Sports Hall has been the de facto venue for the Singapore Open Gymnastics Championships since 2004. The Pesta Sukan Gymnastics Championship and ASEAN Schools Artistic and Rhythmic Championships were also held here in 2003 and 2004 respectively. Bishan Sports Hall is the training venue for Singapore's national gymnastics team. Schools, clubs and gymnastics coaches also use the hall for various youth development and training programmes. How to get there Located near Bishan MRT station and Bishan public bus interchange, Bishan Stadium is easily accessible by public transport.

Address 07 Bishan Street 14 Singapore 579784

Seating Capacity 1,920

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The TreeTop Walk will be temporarily closed for maintenance from 24 Jan to 12 Apr 2011.

Description

During the maintenance period, MacRitchie Nature Trail, Sime Track, Lornie Trail and Jelutong Tower remain open. The TreeTop Walk (TTW) is the highlight of several long hiking routes in MacRitchie that brings you through different stages of mature secondary forest. The first of its kind in Singapore and in the region, this free-standing suspension bridge connects the two highest points (Bukit Peirce and Bukit Kalang) in MacRitchie and offers a bird's eye view of the community of plants and animals that live in the forest canopy. The total length of the walkway is about 250m and its height from the forest floor varies, with the highest point at 25m. Besides providing another avenue for nature recreation for Singaporeans, the TTW also play an important role in forest canopy research, an area many researchers were not able to get into because of lack of access. This bridge will help to facilitate surveys and plant identification work and further our understanding of how forest ecosystems work. The TTW was officially launched by the Minister of State for Finance and Transport, Mrs. Lim Hwee Hua, on 5th November 2004. The event also marked the start of another collaboration between NParks and HSBC that will reap benefits for the community. As part of efforts to enhance the TTW as an outdoor classroom to promote an interest and appreciation of the natural sciences, HSBC and NParks established the HSBC-GCF (Garden City Fund) TreeTop Walk Fund to support a host of programmes and activities for conservation, education and outreach. This includes programmes for school children, workshops for teachers, training of nature guides as well as the production of educational materials. The distance to the entrance of the TreeTop Walk is approximately 4.5 km (1.5 - 2 hour walk) from theMacRitchie Reservoir Park and 2.5 km (45 mins - 1 hr walk) from the carpark at Venus Drive. Therefore, a round trip including the TreeTop Walk is about 7 to 10 km (3-5 hours depending on your walking pace). Please note that the walkway only allows for one-direction traffic. The entrance to the bridge is from Ranger Station via Peirce track.