The 14th
Anniversary Morning Walk Register with the following details to:
Meet us at the Visitor Centre at 8.00am; park entry charges apply ($1 adult, child $0.50). You can take TIBS No. 925 from Kranji MRT right to the park. Catch the 7.30am bus else you will be late.The walk is suitable for children as it is conducteed entirely within the vicinity of the Visitor Centre. Be prepared for rain as always. The tide will be high. About the walk - Guides will regale you with stories of animals, plants and the ecology of mangroves. Learn the more common species of trees and their uses and understand zonation in the mangroves. Tree-climbing crabs, mudskippers, barnacles and snails are common at the boardwalk. From the bridge, spot Archer fish, Mullets, Halfbeaks, Garfish, Green chromides and pause to reflect on the invasions of WWII with the view of Johor across the straits. At the main hide, recognise some of the migratory birds and figure out what they are doing. Throughout, we will keep an eye out for the park's exciting denizens - Water monitors, the resident family of Smooth-coated otters and the even rarer, the crocodile!
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