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Kuala Belalong Mini Park
Opened in 1993 and situated within the Temburong Civic Centre Padang
is the Kuala Belalong Mini Park. This mini park features a waterfall, a
beautifully landscaped garden and a natural pond mainly used for radio-
controlled boat racing. Huts are peppered throughout the park displaying
photos of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien,
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s visit to Temburong as
well as findings from the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre. Universiti
Brunei Darussalam has often used the mini park to conduct field research as
the park is a key rainforest research centre.
Bukit Patoi Forest Recreational Park
Situated within the Peradayan Forest Reserve – a reserve 15 kilometres
away from Bangar town – is the Bukit Patoi Forest Recreational Park. The
park covers a land area of 1,070 hectares and encompasses predominantly
primary lowland Dipterocarp and Kerangas trees. A diverse range of
wildlife unique to Borneo such as gibbons, silver langurs monkey, mouse
deer (kancil), civet cat, several species of hornbills as well as a myriad of
rainforest birds claim the park as their residence.
The park features a 1.6-kilometre trek that winds up and down Bukit Patoi’s
mountainside to the peak, where visitors can find an open and flat rocky
summit that can double as a helipad at 310 metres (950 feet) above sea
level. Trekkers are also rewarded with stunning views of the lush green
tropical jungle, a mountain range in the distance, the South China Sea,
villages and sprawling agricultural lands.
Pulau Selirong
Located southeast of Brunei Bay and on Temburong district’s most northern
tip is the Selirong Island or the Selirong Forest Recreation Park. The park
covers 2,566 hectares of predominantly unspoilt mangrove forest of the
Rhizophora (locally referred to as Bakau Minyak) genus; distinctively known
for its massive root systems which slow down tidal water, creating an
environment conducive for oysters to flourish. Primates such as macaques
and the colugo – an arboreal gliding mammal unique to Southeast Asia
– as well as a variety of bird species and mangrove snakes call the
mangrove ecosystem its home. Meanwhile, the deep mangrove channels
accommodate a variety of fish, crabs, prawns, cockles, barnacles, mud-
skippers of above average sizes and monitor lizards.