In tandem with SG60, NParks unveiled the pioneering Parks for Health Framework on 23 June 2025, designed to deepen the link between nature and wellness in everyday life. Key features include 15 contemplative landscape sites and revised park connectors enriched with additional rest points and shaded nodes, especially in areas with many seniors. These changes aim to make green spaces more accessible, inviting, and supportive of longer community visits.
Contemplation in Nature: Designed for Well‑Being
The contemplative sites—such as Farquhar Garden (Fort Canning) and Learning Forest (Botanic Gardens)—are selected using the Contemplative Landscape Model (CLM), which prioritises visual quality, biodiversity, light, and sensory calm. Each site features tranquil seating, scenic views, and nature-focused elements that encourage reflection and stress relief . Wayfinding signage helps visitors engage meaningfully with the space, enhancing mindfulness and mental wellness.
Rest Points Along Park Connectors for Every Age
To support longer and more comfortable excursions, especially for seniors, NParks is installing additional benches and rest nodes with lush overhead planting along park connector routes such as Yishun Avenue 1, Bukit Panjang North, and Pioneer Road North. This encourages safe, active lifestyles and social interaction along expanding trails now nearing 391 km, with an expansion of over 50 km anticipated by 2030.
Therapeutic Green Spaces Across Singapore
Within neighbourhoods, parks, and healthcare settings, NParks is integrating therapeutic gardens, including 18 already completed locations and plans for 30 such gardens by 2030. These spaces support stress reduction, community engagement, and inclusive leisure, tying into Singapore’s broader shift toward preventive health and active ageing.
Parks that Empathise and Endure
As Singapore marks its 60th year, the Parks for Health Framework embodies a deeply meaningful milestone—turning green spaces into accessible, empathetic environments where nature nurtures wellness for all generations. This initiative underlines national commitments to intergenerational care, active ageing, and inclusive design.
The new contemplative landscapes, shaded rest nodes, and therapeutic gardens transform Singapore’s green network into healing, welcoming, and sustainable spaces—honouring both heritage and future generations under the SG60 theme of kindness in growth.
