環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)濕地公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)位于荊(jing)(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)的三條河流(護城(cheng)河、太湖港河、荊(jing)(jing)襄河),總面積為469.41公(gong)頃。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)內水源充足(zu)、動(dong)植物資源豐富,內有(you)維管(guan)束植物121科(ke)(ke)513種(zhong),其中(zhong)國家(jia)二級保(bao)護植物有(you)3種(zhong);野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)物有(you)66科(ke)(ke)152種(zhong),其中(zhong)國家(jia)二級保(bao)護動(dong)物8種(zhong)。根據《環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)國家(jia)濕地公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)總體規劃(hua)》,濕地公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)分(fen)保(bao)育、恢復重建、宣教展示、合(he)理利用和管(guan)理服務5個功能區(qu),總投資2.8億元,規劃(hua)建設周期為2014年—2022年共8年時間(jian)。
荊(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻是(shi)我國延續時代(dai)長、跨(kua)越朝代(dai)多,由土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)發(fa)展演變而來的古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣。護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河環繞荊(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),是(shi)我國現存僅有的完整城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。環荊(jing)州古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河可追溯到(dao)2800多年前周厲王(wang)時期,它(ta)承(cheng)載了幾千年的歷史文(wen)明(ming)和濕(shi)地文(wen)化,雖歷經滄桑,依然(ran)秀麗古(gu)樸(pu)。
湖北(bei)環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)國家(jia)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)包含環(huan)繞荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)的(de)(de)三(san)條(tiao)河(he)(he)流(護(hu)城(cheng)河(he)(he)、太(tai)湖港河(he)(he)、荊(jing)(jing)襄河(he)(he)),以九龍淵(yuan)、古(gu)城(cheng)墻、明(ming)月灣濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)、環(huan)城(cheng)北(bei)至西門兩河(he)(he)四岸濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)景觀以及(ji)(ji)荊(jing)(jing)襄河(he)(he)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)為主景,沿途(tu)有多個國家(jia)4A、3A級(ji)旅游(you)景區(qu)(qu),流域區(qu)(qu)域涉及(ji)(ji)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)、沙市(shi)、荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)高(gao)新技術(shu)區(qu)(qu)、荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)紀南生(sheng)(sheng)態(tai)(tai)文化旅游(you)區(qu)(qu)等4個縣級(ji)行政區(qu)(qu)11個村及(ji)(ji)一個農(nong)場、總面積為469.41公(gong)(gong)頃(qing)。湖北(bei)環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)國家(jia)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)屬典(dian)型(xing)的(de)(de)城(cheng)郊型(xing)河(he)(he)流濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)內水源充足、動植物資(zi)源豐富。濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)劃分為五大功能區(qu)(qu):保育(yu)區(qu)(qu)、恢復重建區(qu)(qu)、宣教展(zhan)(zhan)示區(qu)(qu)、合理(li)利用區(qu)(qu)、管理(li)服務(wu)今(jin)(jin)日的(de)(de)環(huan)城(cheng)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)既有古(gu)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)的(de)(de)深(shen)厚(hou)底蘊,又(you)有清新雅致的(de)(de)時(shi)代(dai)風貌(mao),成為城(cheng)郊型(xing)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)生(sheng)(sheng)態(tai)(tai)建設(she)樣板和市(shi)民休閑觀光的(de)(de)盛(sheng)地(di)。隨著濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)工程(cheng)建設(she)的(de)(de)深(shen)入推進,環(huan)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)古(gu)城(cheng)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)的(de)(de)環(huan)境今(jin)(jin)后將更(geng)加秀美,水生(sheng)(sheng)動植物更(geng)加多樣,歷史(shi)文化元素更(geng)加凸現(xian),展(zhan)(zhan)現(xian)給市(shi)民的(de)(de)將是更(geng)完美的(de)(de)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)生(sheng)(sheng)態(tai)(tai)景觀。