The name of Sengkang Floating Wetland attracted my attention, I wished to see what it really is since I was made aware of it. We actually passed by it during our Lunar New Year coast to coast hike, but could not see it clearly at night.
Today we visited this floating wetland and the riverside park by it. We started from parking spot on Anchorvale Bridge, crossed the river from west bank to east bank via the wetland. We returned via Sengkang Riverside Bridge, a pedestrian bridge
There is a pedestrian bridge connecting either river bank to the floating wetland. Great views of natural growing trees and plants by river banks from the bridge. Tall apartment buildings surround the large green zone formed by the river, the park and other parks, from about kilometer(s) away from the wetland. Despite no shade, the breeze over the river brought comforts.
The trails in the park are well shaded, and there were many birds there, we saw sunbirds, ash tailor and woodpecker, water hens and others. There are also several ponds on the west side of the river in the riverside park.
It is a neat small place by and over Sungei Punggol.
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| floating wetland |
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| trail in the riverside bank |
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| View from water level |
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| a waterhen |
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| woodpecker |
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| A sunbird flapping its wings |
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| a pond |
Note:
1. there is a free carpark, which was full when we got there. Fortunately road side parking is available on Archovale bridge, both ways.
2. Sungei Punggol - River Punggol. Punggol means ""hurling sticks at the branches of fruit trees to bring them down to the ground" in Malay
3. It should take about 1 hour to walk around, and 2 hours if bird watching.
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