This group of boardwalks through the Central Catchment Nature Reserve brings you through certainly one of Singapore’s last remaining mature secondary forests and along the edge of Lower Peirce Reservoir. You can find rubber trees and oil palms within the Reserve as the plot of land adjacent to it absolutely was formerly a rubber plantation. This area is not only noted for its former rubber plantations but the prevailing Old Upper Thomson Road used to be Singapore’s first race track for racing cars. This is a relatively simple walk, ideal for families with small children and the elderly. Start your walk near house no. 72 along Old Upper Thomson Road at the Casuarina Entrance. Shaded by the forest, the walk is pleasantly cool. There are plenty of informative signboards along the boardwalk that tell you more about the flora and fauna of the forest. The forest is home to a lot more than 900 flowering plants, 100 ferns and 250 animal species. You’ll encounter a wide range of wildlife from mammals to aquatic creatures and enjoy wonderful panaromas of waters surrounded by way of a luxuriant forest. On occasion, around noon, you might see White-bellied Fish Eagles soaring in the sky and on the waters of the reservoir.