We saw the mud mounds made by mud lobsters, also home to crabs and other creatures all co-living in a mound that can reach down up to two metres in depth! You are in luck if you can see mound-owners out of its burrow.
Keep a look out for various habitats which have been built specially for creatures such as bats. The leaves of the mangrove trees help filter out the salt, which causes the salt to crystallise on the leaves.
Apart from protecting the shores from erosion, the mangrove forest is also home to wildlife like shrimps, fish, mudskippers, birds and other insects. As we ventured to the Coastal Loop, it got a lot windier and the smell of the seawater was much stronger. We could see the coastal forest, sandy and rocky beaches along this route as well as the changes in the landscape.
Alan, our guide, pointed out the fiddler crabs crawling on the ground which got us really excited as we watched male fiddler crabs scurrying about with their big pincers. We also saw the sand bubbler crabs making little sand balls while eating. While enjoying the sea breeze, we could see the seagrass lagoon which was teeming with seagrass and seaweed. The plants signify a healthy marine ecosystem, which was important as sources of food to the marine life. We hear dugongs feed on the seagrass off Chek Jawa.
As this area is naturally formed and a fragile habitat, visitors interested to walk into the intertidal zone will need to either join a tour by NParks or apply for a permit. The best way to see the coral rubble up close is probably via an intertidal walk. We were also lucky to see an otter family as well as a heron at the coast. Tread gently. Today , p. Chua, E. Anatomy of a U-turn. Paradise found — and lost. L21; Tan, C. Sad tale of Chek Jawa. Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.
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Read more about guided tours at Chek Jawa. A Singapore Government Agency Website. Click logo to go back to the homepage Menu. To create greater access to Chek Jawa, visitor facilities were put in place since July , such as a visitor centre with a viewing jetty, a 1km boardwalk Mangrove and Coastal Loops , and a 21 m viewing tower called the Jejawi Tower. This development constitutes part of a long-term sustainable visitor management plan to protect the rich biodiversity.
Visitors can conduct their own DIY tour along the boardwalks to appreciate the rich biodiversity at Chek Jawa seven days a week, between 9. One of Singapore's richest ecosystems, Chek Jawa is a unique natural area where six major habitats meet and mix. Slated for land reclamation in , the wonderful secrets of Chek Jawa were unveiled only in December
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