Bidadari Woodlands

Bidadari Woodlands, a gorgeous, tranquil and peaceful green belt in Singapore. It is a former cemetery, one of the oldest in Singapore. The last burial at Bidadari Cemetery was in 1972, in the year 1996, the government announced future redevelopment plans for Bidadari, earmarked for future housing developments. In 2002, exhumation of the graves began and Bidadari transformed into a temporary park space in 2006. The future plans for Bidadari was recently announced around August 2013 inside the Draft Master Plan 2013 and the new housing estate development plans are in place in the years to come.

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Here are some useful links and information on Bidadari

Bidadari Cemetery on Wikipedia

Draft Master Plan 2013 ~ Bidadari Estate

National Heritage Board ~ Bidadari Memorial Garden

Housing Development Board ~ Weaving Through Bidadari – A Community in a Garden

Nature Society Singapore ~ NSS’s Position on Bidadari 

Facebook Group ~ Saving Bidadari for Birds and People

I visited Bidadari Woodlands a few times, exploring, photographing the beautiful green landscapes, observing and photographing the avian community, the local and migratory birds that make Bidadari Woodlands home or transit/rest point. Bidadari Woodlands has an extensive list of birds that were spotted there. It’s a haven for bird watchers and bird photographers especially during migration season when the birds fly into Singapore’s Bidadari Woodlands and rest there for a while before continuing on their migration journey. I went to Bidadari Woodlands for bird photography exploration a few times and I hope to photograph more of the birds before the Bidadari Woodlands is changed into a new housing estate.

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Recently, I joined a group morning hike with friends to explore Bidadari Woodlands together, starting from Bartley MRT station, towards Mt Vernon and hiking across the Bidadari Woodlands towards Woodleigh MRT station. During this trek, my emphasis was on the landscape and greenery, capturing and documenting as many different landscape scenes inside Bidadari Woodlands. I am planning to go back again a few more times, for both bird photography and more landscape photography. I just want to share the beautiful and lush green nature belt known as Bidadari Woodlands. Do check out my Flickr on the photographs that I took at Bidadari Woodlands!

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There are many different areas that Bidadari encompasses, history, heritage, culture, conservation, preservation nature and wildlife for you to explore and know more about Bidadari Woodlands. Do go and explore them!


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