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(ji)243.9公頃,濕地(di)(di)面積(ji)395.44公頃,濕地(di)(di)率(lv)達63.21%。該區域現有(you)(you)(you)成片的(de)紅(hong)樹林、灘涂(tu)地(di)(di)、桑(sang)基魚(yu)塘(tang),還有(you)(you)(you)多(duo)條小河(he)流橫穿其中,有(you)(you)(you)無數(shu)的(de)白鷺等鳥類在這里繁衍(yan)生(sheng)息,生(sheng)物豐富、多(duo)樣,被稱為較美麗的(de)處女地(di)(di)。
中山(shan)翠亨國(guo)家濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)規劃區內包(bao)括(kuo)河(he)(he)口水(shui)域、紅(hong)樹林(lin)、永久(jiu)性(xing)河(he)(he)流、草(cao)本沼澤(ze)(ze)等(deng)多(duo)種濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)類(lei)型(xing),獨(du)(du)具嶺南風格的(de)(de)生(sheng)態(tai)系(xi)統,50公(gong)頃獨(du)(du)特(te)的(de)(de)紅(hong)樹林(lin)景觀為(wei)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)增(zeng)加了寶貴的(de)(de)研(yan)究價值。據介紹(shao),公(gong)園(yuan)將以保護(hu)紅(hong)樹林(lin)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)資(zi)源為(wei)重點,以保護(hu)和(he)恢(hui)復橫門西水(shui)道近海(hai)與海(hai)岸濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)生(sheng)態(tai)系(xi)統為(wei)宗旨,改(gai)善和(he)恢(hui)復紅(hong)樹林(lin)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)資(zi)源、水(shui)生(sheng)動物的(de)(de)棲息環境為(wei)核心,以厚重的(de)(de)中山(shan)文(wen)化、豐富的(de)(de)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)文(wen)化、獨(du)(du)特(te)的(de)(de)民俗文(wen)化為(wei)內涵,實(shi)現恢(hui)復珠江流域生(sheng)態(tai)系(xi)統的(de)(de)目標。建設以沼澤(ze)(ze)、河(he)(he)流和(he)水(shui)上森林(lin)構成(cheng)的(de)(de)獨(du)(du)特(te)入海(hai)口濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)景觀,集(ji)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)保護(hu)與修復、濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)文(wen)化展示、科普(pu)宣教、科研(yan)監測、濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)休(xiu)閑觀光為(wei)一體的(de)(de)國(guo)家級濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)。