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Chek Jawa, Singapore

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Chek Jawa is a collection of six distinct habitats - coastal forest, mangrove, sandy beach, sand and mud flats, coral rubble and a tiny island called Pulau Sekudu, or Frog Island. Chek Jawa is unique as all these different habitats are clustered in an area that is just one sq km in size.

The diversity in marine wildlife can be seen in the sand dollars and other types of starfish, sea horses and octopi living in the sand and mud flats, the sea-grass meadows that harbour carpet and peacock anemones, and the coral rubble that is home to sponges of all hues.

Visits to Chek Jawa is on a first-come-first-served basis and is only possible at low tides. To book, call the National Parks Board Ubin Information Kiosk at Tel: (65) 6542 4108. Once at Chek Jawa, guides will be on hand to take visitors on a 45-minute long walk through a designated route. Visitors should wear proper footwear and should not litter, touch nor collect any plant nor animal specimens. More on: www.visitsingapore.com