環(huan)荊(jing)州古城(cheng)濕地公(gong)(gong)園位于荊(jing)州古城(cheng)的三條河流(護城(cheng)河、太湖港河、荊(jing)襄河),總面(mian)積(ji)為(wei)469.41公(gong)(gong)頃。公(gong)(gong)園內(nei)水源充足、動(dong)植物資(zi)源豐富,內(nei)有(you)維管束植物121科(ke)513種,其中(zhong)國家(jia)二(er)級保護植物有(you)3種;野(ye)生動(dong)物有(you)66科(ke)152種,其中(zhong)國家(jia)二(er)級保護動(dong)物8種。根據《環(huan)荊(jing)州古城(cheng)國家(jia)濕地公(gong)(gong)園總體規(gui)(gui)劃(hua)(hua)》,濕地公(gong)(gong)園分保育、恢復重建、宣(xuan)教展示、合理利用和管理服務5個功(gong)能(neng)區,總投(tou)資(zi)2.8億(yi)元,規(gui)(gui)劃(hua)(hua)建設周期為(wei)2014年—2022年共8年時間。
荊(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)墻是(shi)我(wo)國延續時(shi)代長、跨越朝代多,由土城(cheng)(cheng)發展演變(bian)而(er)來的(de)古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)垣。護城(cheng)(cheng)河環(huan)繞荊(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng),是(shi)我(wo)國現(xian)存僅有的(de)完整城(cheng)(cheng)壕。環(huan)荊(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)河可追(zhui)溯到2800多年(nian)前周厲(li)王(wang)時(shi)期,它承載(zai)了幾千年(nian)的(de)歷史文(wen)明和濕地文(wen)化,雖歷經滄(cang)桑,依然秀麗古(gu)樸。
湖(hu)北環荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)(jia)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)包含環繞荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)三條河流(護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河、太湖(hu)港河、荊(jing)(jing)襄(xiang)河),以(yi)九(jiu)龍淵、古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻、明月灣濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)、環城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)北至西門兩河四岸濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)景觀以(yi)及(ji)荊(jing)(jing)襄(xiang)河濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)為主景,沿途(tu)有多個國(guo)(guo)家(jia)(jia)4A、3A級(ji)旅(lv)游景區,流域區域涉及(ji)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)、沙市、荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)高新(xin)技術區、荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)紀南生態文(wen)化旅(lv)游區等4個縣級(ji)行政(zheng)區11個村及(ji)一個農場、總(zong)面積為469.41公(gong)頃。湖(hu)北環荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)(jia)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)屬典型的(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郊(jiao)(jiao)型河流濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di),公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)內水源充(chong)足、動植(zhi)物資(zi)源豐富。濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)劃分(fen)為五大功能(neng)區:保育(yu)區、恢復重建(jian)區、宣(xuan)教展示區、合理(li)(li)利用區、管理(li)(li)服務(wu)今日的(de)(de)環城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)既有古(gu)(gu)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)的(de)(de)深厚底蘊,又有清新(xin)雅(ya)致的(de)(de)時代(dai)風(feng)貌(mao),成為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郊(jiao)(jiao)型濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生態建(jian)設樣板和市民(min)休閑觀光的(de)(de)盛地(di)(di)。隨著濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)工(gong)程建(jian)設的(de)(de)深入(ru)推進,環荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)的(de)(de)環境今后將更加(jia)秀(xiu)美(mei),水生動植(zhi)物更加(jia)多樣,歷史(shi)文(wen)化元素(su)更加(jia)凸現(xian),展現(xian)給市民(min)的(de)(de)將是(shi)更完美(mei)的(de)(de)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生態景觀。