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,其中陸地(di)(di)面積243.9公(gong)頃,濕地(di)(di)面積395.44公(gong)頃,濕地(di)(di)率達63.21%。該區域現有成片的紅樹林、灘涂(tu)地(di)(di)、桑(sang)基魚塘,還有多條小河流橫穿其中,有無數的白(bai)鷺等鳥類在(zai)這里繁衍(yan)生息,生物豐富、多樣,被稱為較美(mei)麗的處女地(di)(di)。
中(zhong)山翠亨國家濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園規劃區內包括河(he)口(kou)水域(yu)、紅(hong)樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)、永久性河(he)流、草本沼澤(ze)等多種濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)類型(xing),獨(du)(du)具嶺南風格的(de)(de)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)系(xi)統,50公(gong)(gong)頃獨(du)(du)特的(de)(de)紅(hong)樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)景(jing)(jing)觀為(wei)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園增加了(le)寶(bao)貴的(de)(de)研究價值。據介紹(shao),公(gong)(gong)園將以(yi)(yi)保護(hu)紅(hong)樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)資(zi)源為(wei)重點(dian),以(yi)(yi)保護(hu)和恢復(fu)(fu)橫(heng)門西(xi)水道(dao)近海(hai)與(yu)(yu)海(hai)岸濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)系(xi)統為(wei)宗旨,改善(shan)和恢復(fu)(fu)紅(hong)樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)資(zi)源、水生(sheng)動物的(de)(de)棲(qi)息(xi)環(huan)境為(wei)核(he)心,以(yi)(yi)厚重的(de)(de)中(zhong)山文(wen)(wen)化、豐(feng)富的(de)(de)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)文(wen)(wen)化、獨(du)(du)特的(de)(de)民俗文(wen)(wen)化為(wei)內涵(han),實現恢復(fu)(fu)珠江流域(yu)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)系(xi)統的(de)(de)目標(biao)。建設以(yi)(yi)沼澤(ze)、河(he)流和水上森(sen)林(lin)(lin)構成的(de)(de)獨(du)(du)特入海(hai)口(kou)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)景(jing)(jing)觀,集濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)保護(hu)與(yu)(yu)修復(fu)(fu)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)文(wen)(wen)化展(zhan)示、科(ke)普宣教、科(ke)研監測、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)休閑(xian)觀光(guang)為(wei)一體(ti)的(de)(de)國家級濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園。