SINGAPORE: People visiting wooded areas in places like Clementi and Ulu Pandan should be mindful of dangers such as trees that are prone to falling, the Singapore Land Authority and National Parks Board said on Wednesday .
Recent publicity on these wooded areas like these has drawn public interest to them, the agencies said in a joint media statement."We would like to remind the public that these are not areas that are managed for recreation and public access. The terrain and ground are uneven, and paths are not provided.
"These areas also consist of regrowth vegetation with self-sown trees like Albizia, which are prone to falling and snapped branches. We advise the public to be mindful of these dangers for their own personal safety," the agencies added. Ulu Pandan is the site of Dover Forest, a 33ha piece of land that has been zoned for residential development.The estate is one of several areas where the Housing and Development Board plans to offerA 2017 environmental baseline study of Dover Forest conducted by HDB found that its is home to at least 158 species of animals – including critically endangered ones – and 120 plant species.
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