環荊州古城(cheng)(cheng)濕地(di)(di)公園(yuan)(yuan)位于荊州古城(cheng)(cheng)的三條河流(護城(cheng)(cheng)河、太湖(hu)港河、荊襄河),總(zong)面積為(wei)469.41公頃。公園(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)水源充足、動植物(wu)資源豐富,內(nei)有(you)維管束植物(wu)121科(ke)513種(zhong),其(qi)中國家二(er)級(ji)保護植物(wu)有(you)3種(zhong);野生動物(wu)有(you)66科(ke)152種(zhong),其(qi)中國家二(er)級(ji)保護動物(wu)8種(zhong)。根據《環荊州古城(cheng)(cheng)國家濕地(di)(di)公園(yuan)(yuan)總(zong)體(ti)規(gui)劃(hua)》,濕地(di)(di)公園(yuan)(yuan)分保育(yu)、恢復重建、宣教展示、合(he)理(li)利用和管理(li)服務5個(ge)功能區,總(zong)投資2.8億(yi)元(yuan),規(gui)劃(hua)建設周期為(wei)2014年—2022年共8年時間(jian)。
荊(jing)(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)墻是我(wo)國延續(xu)時(shi)代(dai)長(chang)、跨越朝代(dai)多(duo),由(you)土城(cheng)發(fa)展演變而來的古(gu)城(cheng)垣。護城(cheng)河(he)環繞荊(jing)(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng),是我(wo)國現(xian)存(cun)僅(jin)有的完整城(cheng)壕(hao)。環荊(jing)(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)河(he)可追(zhui)溯到2800多(duo)年前周厲王(wang)時(shi)期,它承載了幾(ji)千年的歷(li)史文明和濕地(di)文化,雖歷(li)經滄桑,依(yi)然(ran)秀(xiu)麗古(gu)樸。
湖北(bei)環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)國家濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)包(bao)含環(huan)繞荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)的(de)三條河(he)流(護(hu)城(cheng)河(he)、太湖港河(he)、荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)襄(xiang)河(he)),以九(jiu)龍淵、古(gu)城(cheng)墻、明月灣濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)、環(huan)城(cheng)北(bei)至西門兩河(he)四岸濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)(guan)以及(ji)荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)襄(xiang)河(he)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)為主景(jing)(jing),沿途有多(duo)個(ge)(ge)國家4A、3A級旅游景(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu),流域區(qu)(qu)域涉(she)及(ji)荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)、沙(sha)市、荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)高新(xin)技術區(qu)(qu)、荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)紀南生態文(wen)化旅游區(qu)(qu)等4個(ge)(ge)縣級行政區(qu)(qu)11個(ge)(ge)村及(ji)一個(ge)(ge)農場、總面(mian)積為469.41公(gong)(gong)頃。湖北(bei)環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)國家濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)屬(shu)典型(xing)的(de)城(cheng)郊型(xing)河(he)流濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)內水(shui)源(yuan)充足、動植物資(zi)源(yuan)豐(feng)富。濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)劃分為五大功能區(qu)(qu):保育區(qu)(qu)、恢復重建(jian)區(qu)(qu)、宣教(jiao)展示區(qu)(qu)、合理(li)利用區(qu)(qu)、管(guan)理(li)服務今(jin)日的(de)環(huan)城(cheng)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)既有古(gu)荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)的(de)深厚底蘊(yun),又有清(qing)新(xin)雅(ya)致的(de)時代風(feng)貌,成為城(cheng)郊型(xing)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生態建(jian)設樣(yang)板和(he)市民(min)休(xiu)閑觀(guan)(guan)光的(de)盛地(di)(di)。隨著濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)工(gong)程建(jian)設的(de)深入推進,環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)的(de)環(huan)境今(jin)后將(jiang)更加(jia)秀美,水(shui)生動植物更加(jia)多(duo)樣(yang),歷史(shi)文(wen)化元(yuan)素更加(jia)凸現,展現給市民(min)的(de)將(jiang)是更完美的(de)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生態景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)(guan)。