環(huan)(huan)荊(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)濕地公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)位于荊(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)的三條河(he)流(護(hu)城(cheng)河(he)、太湖(hu)港河(he)、荊(jing)襄河(he)),總面積為(wei)469.41公(gong)(gong)頃。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)內水(shui)源充足、動植(zhi)物資(zi)(zi)源豐富,內有維(wei)管束植(zhi)物121科513種(zhong)(zhong),其(qi)中國家二級保護(hu)植(zhi)物有3種(zhong)(zhong);野生動物有66科152種(zhong)(zhong),其(qi)中國家二級保護(hu)動物8種(zhong)(zhong)。根(gen)據(ju)《環(huan)(huan)荊(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)國家濕地公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)總體規劃(hua)》,濕地公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)分保育(yu)、恢復重建、宣(xuan)教展示、合(he)理(li)利用和(he)管理(li)服務5個功能(neng)區(qu),總投資(zi)(zi)2.8億元,規劃(hua)建設周期為(wei)2014年(nian)—2022年(nian)共8年(nian)時間(jian)。
荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城墻是我國延續時代長、跨越朝代多,由土城發展演變(bian)而來的古(gu)(gu)城垣(yuan)。護城河環(huan)繞荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城,是我國現(xian)存僅有的完整城壕。環(huan)荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城河可追溯到2800多年(nian)前周厲(li)王時期(qi),它承(cheng)載了幾(ji)千年(nian)的歷史文明和(he)濕地文化,雖歷經滄(cang)桑,依然秀麗古(gu)(gu)樸。
湖北(bei)環(huan)(huan)(huan)荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)城國家(jia)濕地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)包(bao)含環(huan)(huan)(huan)繞荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)城的(de)(de)三(san)條河(he)(he)(he)流(護城河(he)(he)(he)、太(tai)湖港河(he)(he)(he)、荊(jing)襄(xiang)河(he)(he)(he)),以九龍淵(yuan)、古(gu)城墻、明月灣濕地(di)(di)(di)、環(huan)(huan)(huan)城北(bei)至西門兩河(he)(he)(he)四(si)岸濕地(di)(di)(di)景(jing)觀(guan)以及荊(jing)襄(xiang)河(he)(he)(he)濕地(di)(di)(di)為(wei)(wei)(wei)主(zhu)景(jing),沿(yan)途有多個國家(jia)4A、3A級旅游(you)景(jing)區(qu)(qu),流域區(qu)(qu)域涉及荊(jing)州(zhou)、沙市、荊(jing)州(zhou)高(gao)新技術區(qu)(qu)、荊(jing)州(zhou)紀南生態文(wen)化(hua)旅游(you)區(qu)(qu)等4個縣級行政區(qu)(qu)11個村及一個農場(chang)、總面積為(wei)(wei)(wei)469.41公(gong)(gong)頃。湖北(bei)環(huan)(huan)(huan)荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)城國家(jia)濕地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)屬(shu)典型的(de)(de)城郊(jiao)型河(he)(he)(he)流濕地(di)(di)(di),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)內(nei)水源充(chong)足、動植物資源豐(feng)富。濕地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)劃分(fen)為(wei)(wei)(wei)五大功(gong)能區(qu)(qu):保育區(qu)(qu)、恢(hui)復重建(jian)區(qu)(qu)、宣教展示區(qu)(qu)、合理(li)(li)利用區(qu)(qu)、管理(li)(li)服務今(jin)日(ri)的(de)(de)環(huan)(huan)(huan)城濕地(di)(di)(di)既有古(gu)荊(jing)州(zhou)的(de)(de)深(shen)厚底蘊,又有清新雅致的(de)(de)時代風貌,成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)城郊(jiao)型濕地(di)(di)(di)生態建(jian)設樣板(ban)和市民休閑(xian)觀(guan)光(guang)的(de)(de)盛地(di)(di)(di)。隨(sui)著濕地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)工(gong)程建(jian)設的(de)(de)深(shen)入(ru)推(tui)進,環(huan)(huan)(huan)荊(jing)州(zhou)古(gu)城濕地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)的(de)(de)環(huan)(huan)(huan)境今(jin)后將更加秀美,水生動植物更加多樣,歷史(shi)文(wen)化(hua)元素更加凸現(xian),展現(xian)給(gei)市民的(de)(de)將是更完美的(de)(de)濕地(di)(di)(di)生態景(jing)觀(guan)。