昆山市(shi)城市(shi)生(sheng)態(tai)森林公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)位(wei)于昆山市(shi)西北部(bu),距市(shi)中心(xin)4公(gong)(gong)里處,總面積約3150畝,自2001年底啟動(dong)一(yi)(yi)期(qi)建(jian)(jian)設,通過獨立經營、自負盈虧(kui)的(de)市(shi)場化(hua)運作模(mo)(mo)式(shi),以“無私奉(feng)獻、共(gong)享綠(lv)色”的(de)企業理念,對公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)進行了三期(qi)大(da)規模(mo)(mo)功能(neng)提升建(jian)(jian)設與局部(bu)景觀優化(hua)。隨著公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)基礎設施的(de)日趨完善(shan)(shan),功能(neng)配套的(de)不斷強化(hua),服(fu)務品質的(de)持續提升,逐步將(jiang)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)建(jian)(jian)設成為(wei)一(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)集城市(shi)區域(yu)性(xing)環境(jing)改(gai)善(shan)(shan)、動(dong)植(zhi)物多(duo)(duo)樣性(xing)保護、休閑旅游(you)、科普(pu)宣傳(chuan)為(wei)一(yi)(yi)體的(de)大(da)型(xing)公(gong)(gong)益性(xing)主題公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)現(xian)有濕地生(sheng)態(tai)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、科普(pu)體驗區、農耕(geng)文化(hua)館、百(bai)草(cao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梅園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、竹園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、牡丹芍藥園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)等特色景點;植(zhi)被也從(cong)建(jian)(jian)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)初期(qi)的(de)近(jin)(jin)百(bai)種(zhong)、80多(duo)(duo)萬株增加至110多(duo)(duo)個(ge)(ge)科,180多(duo)(duo)個(ge)(ge)屬,570多(duo)(duo)個(ge)(ge)種(zhong),120余萬株;園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內還監測到獸類(lei)5目9科34種(zhong);兩棲(qi)類(lei)、爬行類(lei)動(dong)物6科31種(zhong);鳥類(lei)15目44 科173種(zhong),其中國(guo)家二級的(de)有鴛鴦、鳶、紅(hong)隼、黃(huang)嘴(zui)白鷺等;魚類(lei)6目13 科35種(zhong);底棲(qi)動(dong)物3綱10科36種(zhong);各類(lei)昆蟲近(jin)(jin)500種(zhong)。從(cong)2014年初開始,公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)還精心(xin)種(zhong)植(zhi)了大(da)量(liang)的(de)郁金香(xiang)和向日葵,吸引了大(da)批游(you)客紛至沓(ta)來。
公(gong)(gong)園先后被(bei)授予國(guo)家(jia)城(cheng)市(shi)濕(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園、全國(guo)科普教育基地(di)(di)、國(guo)家(jia)3A級旅游景區,近三年來(lai),還被(bei)列入蘇州(zhou)市(shi)級重要(yao)濕(shi)地(di)(di)名錄、昆(kun)山市(shi)生態紅線保護區域(yu),獲(huo)評昆(kun)山首家(jia)健(jian)康(kang)主(zhu)題公(gong)(gong)園等(deng)榮(rong)譽,年均免費(fei)接待游客約200萬人次。