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INFO: Labrador Nature Reserve [Chinese: 拉柏多自然保护区], also locally known as Labrador Park [拉柏多公园], is located in the southern part of the main island of Singapore. It is an oasis of tranqulity and natural wonder. It contains the only rocky sea-cliff on the mainland that is accessible to the public. Since 2002, 10 hectares of coastal secondary vegetation and its rocky shore have been gazetted as a nature reserve.

A Caltex oil refinery was set up in the area, and a long oil jetty with a pipeline was built. The beach saw few visitors, as being behind a cliff, it was quite inaccessible. It also had few facilities. However, the forest and coast were occasionally visited by nature seekers. In 1973, it was downgraded to that of a nature park. The future of the beach habitat became uncertain, as there were no laws which prevented the destruction of nature parks. It was feared that the area would make way for another industrial site.

There were consistent calls from the public to preserve the rich history and nature of that site, being the last mainland rocky shore and coral reef.

Therefore, on November 2001, it was announced that Labrador Park would be gazetted as a Nature Reserve. The oil refinery’s jetty was renovated and open to the public, together with the rocky shore, while redevelopment and landscaping took place in the reclaimed section of the part, right up to Tanjong Berlayar.

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All Content & Images © 2001-2009, Naughtius Photography. Protected under the United States and International Copyright laws. These images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written permission of Megat Ibrahim Mahfuz. All Rights Reserved.

Description
INFO: Labrador Nature Reserve [Chinese: 拉柏多自然保护区], also locally known as Labrador Park [拉柏多公园], is located in the southern part of the main island of Singapore. It is an oasis of tranqulity and natural wonder. It contains the only rocky sea-cliff on the mainland that is accessible to the public. Since 2002, 10 hectares of coastal secondary vegetation and its rocky shore have been gazetted as a nature reserve.

A Caltex oil refinery was set up in the area, and a long oil jetty with a pipeline was built. The beach saw few visitors, as being behind a cliff, it was quite inaccessible. It also had few facilities. However, the forest and coast were occasionally visited by nature seekers. In 1973, it was downgraded to that of a nature park. The future of the beach habitat became uncertain, as there were no laws which prevented the destruction of nature parks. It was feared that the area would make way for another industrial site.

There were consistent calls from the public to preserve the rich history and nature of that site, being the last mainland rocky shore and coral reef.

Therefore, on November 2001, it was announced that Labrador Park would be gazetted as a Nature Reserve. The oil refinery’s jetty was renovated and open to the public, together with the rocky shore, while redevelopment and landscaping took place in the reclaimed section of the part, right up to Tanjong Berlayar.

- Shot alongside

** Permission to display has been granted to

All Content & Images © 2001-2009, Naughtius Photography. Protected under the United States and International Copyright laws. These images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written permission of Megat Ibrahim Mahfuz. All Rights Reserved.