Batgung

This disused reservoir has been converted into a small boating pond. You can rent small paddle boats to potter around on the water. It costs HK$120 to rent a four-seater for an hour on the weekend or public holidays. That was about the right length of time for us and our 2- and 4-year old daughters. It's cheaper on weekdays - the park is open daily, 9am to 6pm.

There are lots of turtles and freshwater fish in the water, so bring along some bread to feed them. In late March we also saw toadspawn and tadpoles. Read more »

Does anyone know where to find tadpoles in Hong Kong? Or even frogspawn / toadspawn?

At home when I was growing up we had a little pond in the garden. Each spring we'd go out to find tadpoles, bring them back and watch them grow into frogs. (Ok, some years the eggs all went gray and died, but most years there were little hopping frogs to see by late spring). Read more »