Apologies to all who were intending to walk with us once again. Maybe we better focus on recruiting some hardy guides next

Hope to be back in action later in the year!

For an idea o why we do these walks, see this story here. 

View the full calendar here: Explore the 2026 Calendar

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A Year of Action and Learning

Our public events run throughout the year and welcome anyone ready to contribute time and energy to nature.

Ridge Walks on Friday evenings begin with a slew of dates between February to April (for now). The brisk walk amidst the  ambience from NUS to Hort Park is aloely way to end the weekend.

This year, eighteen One Million Trees (OMT) sessions will be conducted across the three sites of Lim Chu Kang Nature Park, Rail Corridor South and Kent Ridge with the help of NParks and University Campus Infrastructure. These lovely events give us a chance to directly support habitat restoration as part of the One Milion Trees movement

Signature programmes return, including the Battle of Pasir Panjang Commemorative Walk in February. This year, World Civet Day and World Otter Day will be held at the Medicine+Science Library, NUS in Apr and May. And Pedal Ubin will be offered in June.

Look out for the Festival of Biodiversity in early June! The big festival by the nature community returns to the National Library @ Victoria Street which will feaure numrrous nature groups in Singapore – a place to learn and meet local champions of biodiversity. June will also see a cluster of activities to mark East Coast Park Day and Ubin Day as nature, environment and heritage groups xome together to facilitate comunity discovery of what the parks have to offer.

We hunker down with tree-planting from then on, besides a schedule of school talks. The year always ends with the Sungei Buloh Annivery Walk which is now offered to OMT volunteers.

Toddycats thrives because of volunteers who show up consistently, support one another, and care deeply about Singapore’s natural heritage.

As you plan your year:

• Choose a few activities which you can commit to early.
• Try something new — a walk, workshop, or a new planting site.
• If you can, take on an appointment to learn and help out.
• Bring friends or family members along to experince the joy you will feel!

Every session matters. Every volunteer counts.

We look forward to seeing you in the field

Together with NUS-UCI, NUS Toddycats have organised staff, students, alumni and the public to plants trees in campus, as part of NUS’ 100,000 trees commitment to the One Million Tree movement.

This year, we moved our efforts from the ridge to the slope opposite U Hall. Here we have been adding saplings in between the older trees which were planted ~2012 after Mr Lee Kuan Yew suggested to NUS that we green the campus more. As always, we plant the right combination of species suitable for this microclimate and the slope.

Before the NE monsoon arrives, we have one more opportunity this year when we hope to plant another 100 saplings comprising 10 species of plants.

Join us this Sat 15 Nov 2025: 8.00am – 10.00am by registering here: https://tinyurl.com/omt-15nov2025

All are welcome!

Cheerio!
Sivasothi aka Otterman

Sapling Protection Action (SPA) @ Lim Chu Kang Nature Park
Sat 13th Sep 2025, 3.30pm-6.30pm
https://tinyurl.com/omt-13sep2025

Tree Planting @ Kent Ridge, NUS
Sat 20th Sep 2025, 8am-10.30am
https://tinyurl.com/omt-20sep2025

Tree Planting @ Rail Corridor South
Sat 27th Sep 2025, 8am-10.30am
https://tinyurl.com/omt-27sep2025

Note: Individual registrations are required for logistics planning, safety, PDPA and indemnity; thank you

Thanks to the more than 2,500 volunteers who planted over 5,300 saplings since Nov 2020 in partnership with NParks & NUS

— About the numbers —
Since Nov 2020, >5,300 saplings have been planted by > 2,500 volunteers who spent some 10,000 hours over 103 planting and maintenance sessions.

These were conducted at sites in western Singapore, thanks to the invaluable partnership with NParks and NUS UCI whose staff and workers carefully select and provide the right plants at the right spaces and who support the operations on the day.

• Sungei, Buloh Nature Park Network (2,661 saplings at Kranji Coastal NP, Kranji Marshes & Lim Chu Kang NP):
• Rail Corridor South (1,520 saplings at Buona Vista, Ghim Moh & Jelita)
• National University of Singapore (1,200 saplings at Kent Ridge Road and Lower Kent Ridge Road).

Thanks to the volunteer Team Leaders who care for everyone’s safety, and support the best planting techniques for the plants.

To join us, see the Calendar on this page or join our Telegram Channel

This is offered in happy partnership with National University of Singapore‘s UCI & National Parks Board — join us by registering individually at https://toddycats.wordpress.com/2025-calendar/

To join us, just register at https://ridgewalkjul2025.eventbrite.sg

Seeking nature in Singapore? Hop over to our SG60 Biodiversity Calendar!

In celebration of SG60, we’ve put together a compilation of walks, workshops, talks and dialogues, tree-planting and invasive species management, which our nature groups are conducting this year.

Launched in conjunction with Festival of Biodiversity 2025, which took place between 31 May and 1 June, there’s an impressive variety of events to consider, especially this June and July. The calendar will be updated regularly, so look forward to more events in the upcoming months!

Let’s spread the love for our local flora and fauna by sharing it with friends seeking to learn more about our biodiversity and nature here in Singapore

NUS Toddycats have four habitat enhancements sessions with NParks and NUS UCI in June and July — join us for a fulfilling activity! Note session 3 is in the afternoon

1. Reforesting Kent Ridge with NUS Toddycats. Sat, 21 Jun 2025, 8.00am – 10.30am @ field opposite U Hall. Register at: https://reforestingkentridge21jun2025.eventbrite.sg

2. Tree Planting at Rail Corridor South (Mt Sinai/Jelita). Sat, 28 Jun 2025, 8.00am – 10.30am. Register at: https://treeplantingrailcorridorsouth28jun2025.eventbrite.sg

3. Sapling Protection Action at Lim Chu Kang Nature Park. Sat, 12 Jul 2025, 3.30pm – 6.30pm (meet at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve). Register at: https://spalcknpjul2025.eventbrite.sg

4. Tree Planting at Rail Corridor South (Mt Sinai/Jelita). Sat, 26 Jul 2025, 8.00am – 10.30am. Register at: https://treeplantingrailcorridorsouthjul2025.eventbrite.sg

Happy planting!

You may register for Pedal Ubin on Sat 7th Jun or Sat 14th Jun 2025: 8.00am – 12.00pm on Eventbrite at this link.

Let’s hope for durians once again!