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πMap of Dairy Farm Nature Parkπ
πMap of Dairy Farm Nature Parkπ
π How did Dairy Farm Nature Park get its name? π
π How did Dairy Farm Nature Park get its name? π
Singapore was once home to the world's first successful tropical dairy farm.Β
In the 1930s, a man named Fred Heron, the Managing Director of Cold Storage β then called the Singapore Cold Storage Company β started the world's first tropical dairy farm at the foothills of Bukit Timah.
The goal of the farm was to provide fresh pasteurised milk for the children of expatriates. This farm was called the Singapore Dairy Farm.
The pasteurised milk that the farm produced was sold under a brand you're most likely to recognise: Magnolia.
The milk was packaged in pyramid-shaped cartons like this:
Students from Bukit Panjang Secondary School on a fieldtrip to the then Singapore Dairy Farm
Exterior of the cow sheds(Photograph courtesy of Patricia Montagu)
View inside the cow shed(Photograph courtesy of Patricia Montagu)
π³ Changing Landscapes of Dairy Farm π³
π³ Changing Landscapes of Dairy Farm π³
Dairy Farm β Vegetable Farm β Nature Park
Singapore Dairy Farm ceased operations in the 1970s. The area was then used for vegetable farming and subsequently other horticulture related operations. In 2002, the Dairy Farm Quarry area was identified as a nature park under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Parks & Waterbodies Plan.
1980: The cow sheds were repurposed as a plant nursery.
1980: Soil and plant fertilisers being stored in the cow sheds.
π΅π»ββοΈ Who, What and Where of Wallace π΅π»ββοΈ
π΅π»ββοΈ Who, What and Where of Wallace π΅π»ββοΈ
Dr Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 β 1913)
Dr Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist, anthropologist and biogeographer. In 1854, Wallace began an eight-year exploration of the Malay Archipelago. It lies between Southeast Asia and Australia, and includes the present-day countries of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
During his journeys, he made several stopovers in Singapore, collecting about 700 species of beetles around the present-day Dairy Farm Nature Park.
π‘ Did You Know? π‘
During his stay in Singapore, Wallace bunked at the St. Josephβs Church in Bukit Timah.Β
<<< In this virtual tour of the Wallace Trail at Dairy Farm Nature Park, discover about the local biodiversity through Alfred Russel Wallace's eyes when he was in Singapore.Β
β Landuse of Dairy Farm β
β Landuse of Dairy Farm β
Drag the interactive slider to see the before and after pictures of how the landuse of Dairy Farm Nature Park has changed!
π What to look out for @ Dairy Farm Nature Park? π
π What to look out for @ Dairy Farm Nature Park? π
Flora and Fauna
A sneak peek of what the teachers saw on our recce trip to Dairy Farm Nature Park!
Past Civilisation
Look closely and you can still see signs of past βcivilisationβ which include remnants of walls of houses, and wells!
π Pop Quiz: History and Transformation of DFNP π
π Pop Quiz: History and Transformation of DFNP π
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