Sungei Buloh Wetland reserve new extension

 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserves New Extension was officially open on Dec 6 Sat on a raining morning. Images below is a summation of the weekends visit.  New bus stop just a stone throw away from the usual 925 was right outside this entrance.  This extension is easily accessible and near  to the Kranji Reservoir. Last bus 925 on Sunday 7:20.  An ideal place to catch a sunset. 

Locations of the Pods

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Sat - guide Ron was explaining to the group.

Taken in the evening when the tide was out

Tide in .. Johore skyline in the distance

Mid canopy walkway...

Looking towards Johore sky line

View from one Pod to the other in the distance

Looking skyward from the Pod - this pod is non sheltering - in heavy rain you will get wet.

Eagle Point with the Pod at the end of it

Big pincer next to mud lobster mound 

This is the pod i zoomed in above images

Eagle flew by, i raised my SX50HS  and got two shots

Submerged when the tide is in

On my way back I saw a group was fotographing the birds. I came closer and tried with the x50.

Kranji dam with the new 'mould' landscape in SBWR 

That raining sat..

Umbrellas day for the opening Sat

Nice climb to the pod

A whip snake attracts passers-by

Mud skipper rushed through the water

All pods were similar in design 

East West Crossing Upper Pierce to ChestNut Avenue ( Wood Cutter's Trail )

Woodcutter's Trail : My attempt from the East ( Upper Pierce Reservoir )

GPS Visualizer plot from my handheld Garmin 60CSx

     We dropped off 980 bus and prepared to walk the old upper Thomson Rd.  Luckily  the walk was shorten by thumbing down a passing van. 

     Once in the parking area there first thing was to locate the entrance to this trail using the GPS location given in below chart. The J correspond to a door in the metal railing.  Go and find out.

Note the 'J' entrance from the East side.

My Track plot from my SS mobile.

The entrance is matched by the given GPS Long/Lat. My faithful Garmin 60CSx never fail me in detecting satellite signals under the foliage

Glaring sign notices... Closed the gate, once inside...

The elevation profile of the trail staring from the East ( right hand end) to West.  The first stream correspond to 'I'  shown above. Image of the stream see below.

Are you going to get your boot wet picking this or try the other one below?

New crossing but muddy ground

Walk on the edge to avoid the water

Checking a few points 

You can sit there and soak your feet in the cool water

Bike cleaning

Outcrop of granite?

Caterpillar dying attacked by ants

Sempoh air undergrowth