Located on a hill, Bukit Gombak Park enables park goers to appreciate nature up close. Visitors can now embark on an inclined 400m-looped hill trek which includes a flight of 108 steps for a panoramic view of the surrounding forest and greenery.
Situated at the highest point of the park at 45m above sea level, the Butterfly Garden features butterfly-attracting plants and over 20 species of butterflies that can be found in the garden. The features and landscape of Bukit Gombak Park have also been curated to be more naturalistic, and more than 1,500 trees have been planted comprising a diversity of forest tree species, such as the Keruing Gombang Merah (Dipterocarpus kunstleri), Pianggu (Horsfieldia irya), and Pendarah (Horsfieldia superba), to enhance the forested area. This is in line with efforts to intensify nature in Singapore’s parks as part of our transformation into a City in Nature.
Bukit Gombak Park is a node in the Bukit Batok Nature Corridor, which comprises more than 125 hectares of parks and 10km of nature ways and park connectors that forms an important ecological corridor between the Central Nature Park Network and the Tengah Forest Corridor in western Singapore. The new park offers park goers another option aside from the nearby Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Bukit Gombak Park has various features that cater to different groups of residents and their recreational needs. For families with young children, the park has a new play area, which encourages children to play amidst nature. A 5.3-metre long slide has been integrated into the natural sloped terrain and there are play equipment inspired by nature, such as balancing beams set amongst trees and shrubs. There is also an outdoor fitness area with exercise equipment, an open lawn for events, and a café – Whisk and Paddle. The park also includes a 480sqm Dog Run, the first in the Bukit Gombak area, featuring a sloped terrain for dogs to run unleashed, and benches for dog owners to rest.
To cater to the growing interest of avid gardeners, Bukit Gombak Park has 120 allotment garden plots, which was increased from the original 70 due to popular demand from the public. The Allotment Gardening Scheme is part of Singapore’s vision of growing our City in Nature by encouraging the community to play a key role in the ownership and stewardship for nature. The allotment gardens provide more spaces for gardening in the community and is a means for community participation and bonding.
