昆山市(shi)城市(shi)生態森(sen)林公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)位于昆山市(shi)西北部,距(ju)市(shi)中(zhong)心4公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里處,總面積約3150畝,自2001年(nian)底啟動一期(qi)建(jian)設,通過(guo)獨立經營、自負盈(ying)虧的(de)市(shi)場化運作模式,以“無私奉獻、共享綠色”的(de)企業(ye)理念(nian),對公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)進行了(le)三期(qi)大(da)規模功(gong)能(neng)提(ti)升建(jian)設與局部景觀優化。隨著公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)基礎(chu)設施的(de)日(ri)趨(qu)完善,功(gong)能(neng)配套的(de)不斷強化,服務品質的(de)持續提(ti)升,逐步將公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)建(jian)設成為一個(ge)(ge)集城市(shi)區域性環境改善、動植物多(duo)樣性保護、休閑(xian)旅游、科(ke)普宣(xuan)傳為一體(ti)的(de)大(da)型公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)益性主題公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)現有(you)濕地生態園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、科(ke)普體(ti)驗區、農耕(geng)文化館、百草(cao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梅(mei)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、竹園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、牡丹芍(shao)藥園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)等特色景點;植被(bei)也從(cong)建(jian)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)初(chu)期(qi)的(de)近(jin)百種(zhong)、80多(duo)萬株增加至110多(duo)個(ge)(ge)科(ke),180多(duo)個(ge)(ge)屬,570多(duo)個(ge)(ge)種(zhong),120余萬株;園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內還(huan)監測到獸(shou)類(lei)(lei)5目(mu)9科(ke)34種(zhong);兩棲類(lei)(lei)、爬(pa)行類(lei)(lei)動物6科(ke)31種(zhong);鳥類(lei)(lei)15目(mu)44 科(ke)173種(zhong),其中(zhong)國家(jia)二級的(de)有(you)鴛鴦、鳶(yuan)、紅隼、黃嘴白鷺(lu)等;魚類(lei)(lei)6目(mu)13 科(ke)35種(zhong);底棲動物3綱10科(ke)36種(zhong);各(ge)類(lei)(lei)昆蟲近(jin)500種(zhong)。從(cong)2014年(nian)初(chu)開(kai)始,公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)還(huan)精(jing)心種(zhong)植了(le)大(da)量的(de)郁金香和(he)向日(ri)葵,吸引了(le)大(da)批游客紛至沓來(lai)。
公園(yuan)先后被授予國家(jia)城市濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公園(yuan)、全國科普教育基(ji)地(di)、國家(jia)3A級旅游景區,近三年來,還被列入蘇州市級重要濕(shi)(shi)地(di)名錄、昆山(shan)(shan)市生(sheng)態紅線(xian)保(bao)護區域,獲評(ping)昆山(shan)(shan)首家(jia)健(jian)康(kang)主題公園(yuan)等(deng)榮譽,年均免費接待游客約200萬人次。