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Home > Culture > Heritage Trails > Kent Ridge Park Trail
Fort Canning Trail Kent Ridge Park, a 47-hectare park in the western part of the island, is a living museum of Singapore's rich historical and natural heritage. It was also one of the last battles fought against the Japanese during World War II.

Highlights
The 'Must-see':
1 Canopy Walk 13 Simpoh Air (Dillenia suffruticosa)
2 Reflections at Bukit Chandu 14 Singapore Rhodendron (Melastoma malabathricum)
Flora of Kent Ridge 15 Resam Fern (Dicranopteris spp)
3 Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis) 16 Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes gracilis)
4 Saga Tree (Adenanthera pavonina) Birds at Kent Ridge Park
5 Common Pulai (Alstonia angustiloba) 17 White-breasted Waterhen
6 Kapok Tree (White Silk-Cotton Tree or Ceiba pentandra) 18 White-crested Laughing Thrush
7 Tembusu (Fagraea fragans) 19 Collared Kingfisher
8 Fig (White Leaf Fig or Ficus grossularioides) 20 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
9 Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) 21 Eurasian Tree-sparrow
10 Cicada Tree (Riang Riang or Ploiarium alternifolium) 22 Banded Woodpecker
11 Angsana (Pterocarphus indicus) 23 Spotted Dove
12 Silverback (Memboyan or Rhodamnia cinerea) 24 Pinked-necked Pigeon
    25 White-bellied Sea Eagle
Information obtained from the "Discover Singapore Heritage Trails" publication.
 
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Others sites & monuments
-> NHB's Heritage Trails
* Balestier Community Trail
* Chinatown Trail
* Civic District Trail
* Fort Canning Trail
* Fun On Foot
* Jalan Besar Community Trail
* Kampong Glam Trail
* Kent Ridge Park Trail
* Little India Trail
* Labrador Nature Reserve Trail
* Monuments Trail
* S'pore River Trail
-> Other Walking Trails
* STB Walking Trails
* The Original S'pore Walks
* World War II Sites
* National Parks Historical Trails
Last updated on 17 July 2008
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