高(gao)橋紅(hong)(hong)樹(shu)(shu)林(lin)(lin)保(bao)護區(qu)位于(yu)廣(guang)東與廣(guang)西交界的(de)北(bei)部灣的(de)英羅港內。東距(ju)(ju)廉(lian)江市區(qu)60公(gong)里(li),南(nan)距(ju)(ju)湛江市區(qu)80公(gong)里(li),西距(ju)(ju)北(bei)海(hai)(hai)市75公(gong)里(li)。連片面積1000多(duo)(duo)公(gong)頃,是中(zhong)國(guo)大(da)(da)陸連片面積較(jiao)大(da)(da)的(de)紅(hong)(hong)樹(shu)(shu)林(lin)(lin)保(bao)護區(qu)(海(hai)(hai)上森林(lin)(lin)觀(guan)光旅游區(qu))和大(da)(da)陸海(hai)(hai)岸線(xian)型的(de)代表,有林(lin)(lin)相(xiang)好、品(pin)(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)多(duo)(duo)、面積大(da)(da)、結構獨(du)特(te)的(de)特(te)色,樹(shu)(shu)齡(ling)有的(de)高(gao)達數(shu)百年。主要(yao)品(pin)(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)有木(mu)欖、秋茄(qie)、紅(hong)(hong)海(hai)(hai)欖、桐花樹(shu)(shu)、白骨壤(rang)、海(hai)(hai)桑(sang)、欖李、老(lao)鼠勒、白蕨、節槿、楊葉肖槿、水黃(huang)皮、海(hai)(hai)芒果等(deng)26種(zhong)(zhong),還(huan)有引(yin)進外(wai)國(guo)的(de)無瓣(ban)辛海(hai)(hai)昆(kun)桑(sang)、木(mu)果楝、海(hai)(hai)蓮、正紅(hong)(hong)樹(shu)(shu)等(deng)5種(zhong)(zhong)。樹(shu)(shu)林(lin)(lin)中(zhong)同時(shi)還(huan)有其它罕見的(de)高(gao)等(deng)植物19種(zhong)(zhong)、浮游植物97種(zhong)(zhong)、底棲(qi)硅(gui)藻159種(zhong)(zhong)、魚類(lei)85種(zhong)(zhong)、貝類(lei)91種(zhong)(zhong)、蝦蟹62種(zhong)(zhong)、浮游動物27種(zhong)(zhong);鳥類(lei)中(zhong)有老(lao)鷹(ying)、天鵝、白鷺、烏鴉、紅(hong)(hong)嘴鷗、海(hai)(hai)鷗、海(hai)(hai)燕、官(guan)翠(cui)、白鶴、了歌(ge)、斑鳩、鷓(zhe)鴣等(deng)170多(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong),其數(shu)量有時(shi)達到數(shu)十萬(wan)只。
325國(guo)道(dao)、渝湛(zhan)高速(su)公(gong)路從(cong)紅樹林(lin)(lin)保(bao)護區(qu)(qu)邊緣通過,區(qu)(qu)內(nei)遺留有蘇東坡紀念亭(ting)、阿(a)婆(po)廟(miao)、松明(ming)石井、松明(ming)書院、昆楊家祠等(deng)(deng)(deng)文物古跡。旅(lv)游區(qu)(qu)內(nei)有停車場、門樓、出海通道(dao)、觀林(lin)(lin)亭(ting)、觀鳥亭(ting)和林(lin)(lin)中(zhong)曲徑、公(gong)廁等(deng)(deng)(deng),飲食、旅(lv)業、娛樂、購物等(deng)(deng)(deng)設施正在(zai)日臻完善,該(gai)景區(qu)(qu)也是湛(zhan)江(jiang)市(shi)較好生態旅(lv)游區(qu)(qu)之一。