NParks Buzz

2021-04-03 08:00:01 If you want to catch scenic views along a waterfront promenade, then add Woodlands Waterfront Park to your list!

Our colleague Jessica takes you on a virtual walk, complete with a guide on how to get there and what to check out.

Watch more videos about our green spaces on NParksSG YouTube playlist!

If you are heading out to our parks and gardens, do remember to observe safe distancing and keep to groups of no more than 8 people, with no intermixing between groups. Open / Comment

2021-04-02 08:00:01 [Webinar - Identifying and growing common orchid species and hybrids in Singapore]

What makes an orchid different from other types of flowers? Can you tell the difference between a Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Cattleya?

Register for this online webinar as our colleagues Gillian and Siu Ann explain how orchids are named, their preferred habitats and growth forms, tips on growing them at home, and more!

Identifying and growing common orchid species and hybrids in Singapore
: Saturday, 10 April 2021
: 11 am – 12 pm

Deer Antlered Phalaenopsis
: Charis Chiang Open / Comment

2021-03-31 08:03:30 One of the most common small herons here, the Striated Heron (Butorides striata) can usually be spotted near any water body. A strict carnivore, its diet consists mainly of fish and sometimes, amphibians and other creatures.

: Francis Yap Open / Comment

2021-03-29 08:03:22 #SGBlooms2021 So many pretty blooms around us!

Check out our latest TikTok video for some of these. Have you seen any around your neighbourhood? Open / Comment

2021-03-27 05:00:19 If Trees Could Tell Stories

Always wanted to take better photos? Why not explore nature photography through poloraid snaps!

Join visual artist Susanna Tan as she shares about artistic concepts and photography techniques, and her work for the Arts@SBG Community Arts Residency.

Register here for the online workshop.

If Trees Could Tell Stories
: Sunday, 28 March 2021
: 11 am – 12 pm Open / Comment

2021-03-26 08:03:14 Knock, knock! Who’s there?

Woodpeckers are a family of birds that include flickers, sapsuckers, piculets, and wrynecks. They are well known for their foraging behaviour of pecking trees to hunt for insect prey, and their drumming can be heard from a distance away. Their diet can also include fruits, nuts, seeds, and even small animals and tree sap.

Read more here.

: Benjamin Tan Open / Comment

2021-03-25 13:37:15 Some beautiful blooms to brighten up the gloomy weather!

Have you seen any of these pretty blooms along our streets, highways or in our parks in gardens?

: Jason Yong Open / Comment