高橋紅樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)保護區位于廣(guang)東與(yu)廣(guang)西交界的(de)北(bei)部(bu)灣的(de)英羅港內。東距廉江(jiang)市(shi)區60公(gong)里(li),南距湛江(jiang)市(shi)區80公(gong)里(li),西距北(bei)海(hai)市(shi)75公(gong)里(li)。連片(pian)面(mian)積(ji)1000多(duo)公(gong)頃,是中(zhong)國大(da)(da)陸連片(pian)面(mian)積(ji)較(jiao)大(da)(da)的(de)紅樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)保護區(海(hai)上森林(lin)(lin)觀(guan)光旅游(you)(you)區)和大(da)(da)陸海(hai)岸線型的(de)代表,有(you)林(lin)(lin)相好、品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)多(duo)、面(mian)積(ji)大(da)(da)、結(jie)構獨特(te)的(de)特(te)色,樹(shu)齡有(you)的(de)高達數百年。主要品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有(you)木(mu)欖、秋茄、紅海(hai)欖、桐花樹(shu)、白(bai)(bai)骨壤、海(hai)桑、欖李、老(lao)鼠勒、白(bai)(bai)蕨(jue)、節(jie)槿、楊(yang)葉肖(xiao)槿、水黃(huang)皮、海(hai)芒果等26種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),還有(you)引進外國的(de)無瓣(ban)辛海(hai)昆桑、木(mu)果楝、海(hai)蓮、正紅樹(shu)等5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。樹(shu)林(lin)(lin)中(zhong)同時(shi)還有(you)其它罕見(jian)的(de)高等植物(wu)19種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮(fu)游(you)(you)植物(wu)97種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、底(di)棲硅藻159種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、魚(yu)類85種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、貝類91種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、蝦蟹(xie)62種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮(fu)游(you)(you)動(dong)物(wu)27種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);鳥類中(zhong)有(you)老(lao)鷹、天鵝、白(bai)(bai)鷺(lu)、烏鴉、紅嘴(zui)鷗、海(hai)鷗、海(hai)燕、官翠、白(bai)(bai)鶴、了(le)歌、斑鳩、鷓鴣等170多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其數量(liang)有(you)時(shi)達到(dao)數十萬只(zhi)。
325國道、渝湛高速公路從紅樹(shu)林保護區(qu)邊(bian)緣通過(guo),區(qu)內(nei)遺留有蘇東坡紀(ji)念亭(ting)、阿婆廟、松(song)明石(shi)井、松(song)明書院、昆楊家祠等文物古(gu)跡(ji)。旅(lv)游區(qu)內(nei)有停(ting)車場、門樓、出海通道、觀林亭(ting)、觀鳥亭(ting)和林中曲徑、公廁等,飲食、旅(lv)業、娛(yu)樂、購(gou)物等設施正在日(ri)臻完善,該(gai)景(jing)區(qu)也是湛江市較(jiao)好生(sheng)態旅(lv)游區(qu)之一。