Rifle Range Nature Park
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| Rifle Range Nature Park | |
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 Quarry Wetland at Rifle Range Nature Park | |
 Interactive map of Rifle Range Nature Park | |
| Type | Nature park |
| Location | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°20′42″N 103°46′59″E / 1.345°N 103.783°E |
| Area | 66 hectares (160 acres) |
| Opened | 12 November 2022 |
| Operated by | National Parks Board |
| Status | Open |
| Public transit access | DT5 Beauty World |
| Website | www |
Rifle Range Nature Park is a nature park in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Rifle Range Nature Park was opened on 12 November 2022 and is located along Rifle Range Road and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.[1] Rifle Range Nature Park is also Singapore's first net positive energy nature park.[2] Rifle Range Nature Park is the eighth park in the Central Nature Park Network.[1] Rifle Range Nature Park was also built to protect Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.[3]
Rifle Range Nature Park was originally used by the old Bukit Timah Kampong and the former Sin Seng Quarry, the deepest quarry in Singapore.[4] In 1998, the quarry ceased operations and was transformed into a freshwater habitat.[2][5][6]
Rifle Range Nature Park was first announced in 2017 by Minister for National Development Desmond Lee.[1][7]
At the park's launch, then-Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated that, "we have expanded our green spaces and green connectors, and we have protected our nature reserves".[2][8][9]
The nature park was opened by Lawrence Wong and Desmond Lee.[3]
