中山翠亨國家濕地公園位于翠亨新區南朗鎮橫門西水道,規劃面積625.6公頃(qing),其中陸地(di)面(mian)積(ji)(ji)243.9公頃(qing),濕(shi)地(di)面(mian)積(ji)(ji)395.44公頃(qing),濕(shi)地(di)率達63.21%。該區域現有(you)成片的(de)紅樹林、灘涂地(di)、桑基魚(yu)塘,還有(you)多(duo)條小河流橫穿其中,有(you)無數的(de)白(bai)鷺等鳥(niao)類在這(zhe)里(li)繁衍生息,生物豐富、多(duo)樣(yang),被稱為較(jiao)美麗的(de)處女地(di)。
中(zhong)(zhong)山翠亨國家濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園規劃區內(nei)包(bao)括河口(kou)水(shui)域、紅樹(shu)林(lin)、永久性河流、草本沼澤等多種濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)類型,獨(du)具(ju)嶺南(nan)風格的(de)(de)(de)(de)生態系(xi)統,50公(gong)(gong)頃獨(du)特的(de)(de)(de)(de)紅樹(shu)林(lin)景觀為(wei)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園增加(jia)了寶貴的(de)(de)(de)(de)研究(jiu)價值。據介紹,公(gong)(gong)園將以保護(hu)(hu)紅樹(shu)林(lin)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)資源為(wei)重(zhong)點,以保護(hu)(hu)和(he)恢(hui)復橫門西水(shui)道(dao)近海與海岸濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)生態系(xi)統為(wei)宗旨,改善和(he)恢(hui)復紅樹(shu)林(lin)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)資源、水(shui)生動物的(de)(de)(de)(de)棲息環(huan)境為(wei)核心(xin),以厚重(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)山文化、豐富的(de)(de)(de)(de)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)文化、獨(du)特的(de)(de)(de)(de)民俗文化為(wei)內(nei)涵,實(shi)現恢(hui)復珠(zhu)江流域生態系(xi)統的(de)(de)(de)(de)目標。建設以沼澤、河流和(he)水(shui)上森(sen)林(lin)構(gou)成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)獨(du)特入海口(kou)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)景觀,集濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)保護(hu)(hu)與修復、濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)文化展示、科(ke)普宣(xuan)教、科(ke)研監(jian)測、濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)休閑觀光為(wei)一體的(de)(de)(de)(de)國家級濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園。