More than 20 corporate and community partners have come on board the Tengah Nature Way @ South West initiative, an effort to green up Tengah Nature Way and bring biodiversity closer to the neighbourhood.
The partners — Yuhua Zone 5 RC, NatSteel and Almukminin Mosque among others — have committed to nurturing community gardens by growing plants which attract birds and butterflies within their premises or on allocated plots of land.
The gardens will serve as a green route for the animals to travel between the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve and the Western Catchment (SAFTI Live-Firing Area).
The initiative was launched by National Parks Board (NParks) and South West Community Development Council (CDC) on Feb. 16, where 400 residents from the South West District participated in a guided walk of the Tengah Nature Way, learning more about the flora and fauna along this green corridor.
The walk was also a part of Project ENGAGE, a ground-up initiative by students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to encourage active ageing through nature-related activities such as brisk walking and gardening.
Dr. Amy Khor, Mayor of the South West District, said, “The Tengah Nature Way and the community gardens will together become community nodes for residents to enjoy nature, exercise as well as interact.”
The total length of the green corridors in Singapore is 38 km, with Tengah Nature Way comprising 13 km.
It is the largest of three recently created Nature Ways, with the other two being in Punggol and Tanglin.
Photo: NParks
