A beautiful forest in the heart of city, 33 ha site within Ulu Pandan.
The western half of the study area resides on Dover Forest, a secondary regrowth forest on abandoned
plantation land. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Dover Forest was part of a rubber plantation. It is estimated
that the rubber plantation was abandoned during World War II and was not re-established thereafter. In
the 1950s, low-density settlements were established within the forest, with sundry tree cultivation
developing in place of the rubber plantations. In the 1960s and 1970s… Study report here
One of the icons for this Dover forest is the Ficus virens tree, this tree is a nationally critically endangered species in Singapore.
Photos by Brice Li and Chua Chin Tat
The below photo is Ficus benjamina tree.
A total of 158 species has been recorded within the area covered by this survey. This included 82 birds, 8
mammals, 11 reptiles, 8 amphibians, 4 fish, 23 butterflies and 17 odonates (damselflies/dragonflies), as
well as 5 snail species. The diversity of all these groups is by no means exhaustive
and more species should occur with a longer period of the survey. Study report here
During my visits, I spotted some tiny species.
[…] The eastern half of Ulu Pandan will be developed, with five hectares of greenery set aside for park and recreational use; plans for the western half will be reviewed again in about 10 years’ time. Source: Singapore Geographic […]