高(gao)橋(qiao)紅樹林(lin)保護(hu)區位于廣東(dong)與廣西(xi)交界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)北(bei)部(bu)灣的(de)(de)(de)(de)英(ying)羅港內。東(dong)距廉江(jiang)市區60公里,南(nan)距湛江(jiang)市區80公里,西(xi)距北(bei)海(hai)(hai)(hai)市75公里。連片(pian)面積(ji)(ji)1000多(duo)(duo)(duo)公頃,是中(zhong)國大陸連片(pian)面積(ji)(ji)較(jiao)大的(de)(de)(de)(de)紅樹林(lin)保護(hu)區(海(hai)(hai)(hai)上森林(lin)觀光旅(lv)游區)和大陸海(hai)(hai)(hai)岸線型的(de)(de)(de)(de)代表(biao),有(you)(you)(you)林(lin)相好、品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)多(duo)(duo)(duo)、面積(ji)(ji)大、結構獨特(te)的(de)(de)(de)(de)特(te)色,樹齡有(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)高(gao)達數百年。主要品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)木欖(lan)、秋茄、紅海(hai)(hai)(hai)欖(lan)、桐花樹、白(bai)骨壤、海(hai)(hai)(hai)桑(sang)、欖(lan)李、老鼠勒、白(bai)蕨、節槿、楊(yang)葉肖槿、水黃皮、海(hai)(hai)(hai)芒果等26種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),還有(you)(you)(you)引進外國的(de)(de)(de)(de)無瓣(ban)辛(xin)海(hai)(hai)(hai)昆(kun)桑(sang)、木果楝、海(hai)(hai)(hai)蓮、正(zheng)紅樹等5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。樹林(lin)中(zhong)同時還有(you)(you)(you)其它罕見的(de)(de)(de)(de)高(gao)等植物(wu)(wu)(wu)19種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮游植物(wu)(wu)(wu)97種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、底(di)棲(qi)硅藻159種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、魚類(lei)85種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、貝類(lei)91種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、蝦蟹62種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮游動物(wu)(wu)(wu)27種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);鳥類(lei)中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)老鷹、天鵝、白(bai)鷺、烏(wu)鴉、紅嘴鷗(ou)(ou)、海(hai)(hai)(hai)鷗(ou)(ou)、海(hai)(hai)(hai)燕、官翠(cui)、白(bai)鶴、了歌、斑鳩、鷓鴣等170多(duo)(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其數量有(you)(you)(you)時達到(dao)數十萬只。
325國道(dao)、渝湛高速(su)公路從(cong)紅樹林(lin)(lin)保護(hu)區(qu)邊緣通(tong)(tong)過,區(qu)內遺留有蘇(su)東坡紀念(nian)亭(ting)、阿(a)婆廟、松(song)明(ming)石(shi)井、松(song)明(ming)書院(yuan)、昆楊(yang)家(jia)祠等文物古(gu)跡(ji)。旅(lv)(lv)游(you)區(qu)內有停車場(chang)、門樓、出海通(tong)(tong)道(dao)、觀(guan)林(lin)(lin)亭(ting)、觀(guan)鳥(niao)亭(ting)和(he)林(lin)(lin)中曲(qu)徑、公廁等,飲食、旅(lv)(lv)業、娛樂(le)、購物等設施正在日臻完(wan)善,該景(jing)區(qu)也(ye)是湛江市較(jiao)好(hao)生(sheng)態旅(lv)(lv)游(you)區(qu)之一。