連南(nan)瑤排梯田,坐落在連南(nan)瑤族自治縣大坪鎮。這里(li)位于全國生(sheng)(sheng)態功(gong)(gong)能區(qu)(qu)劃(hua)中35個生(sheng)(sheng)物多樣性(xing)保護優先區(qu)(qu)域之一的南(nan)嶺區(qu)(qu),是廣東省主體功(gong)(gong)能區(qu)(qu)劃(hua)省級重(zhong)點生(sheng)(sheng)態功(gong)(gong)能區(qu)(qu)、北部環形生(sheng)(sheng)態屏障、山地(di)(di)(di)生(sheng)(sheng)態農業區(qu)(qu),生(sheng)(sheng)態重(zhong)要性(xing)極高(gao)。該濕地(di)(di)(di)公園(yuan)綜合確定規劃(hua)總面積為(wei)354.69公頃(qing),其(qi)中濕地(di)(di)(di)面積156.98公頃(qing),包含(han)河流濕地(di)(di)(di)、沼澤濕地(di)(di)(di)和人工(gong)濕地(di)(di)(di)等多種(zhong)濕地(di)(di)(di)類型。
該濕(shi)地(di)公園規(gui)劃范圍內有(you)大大小(xiao)小(xiao)的(de)梯田(tian)500多(duo)級、2000多(duo)畝,是連(lian)南乃至南嶺較具(ju)代表和集中連(lian)片較大的(de)梯田(tian)濕(shi)地(di);擁有(you)森(sen)林——庫塘——河流——梯田(tian)復合(he)型生態系(xi)統,有(you)動植物資源(yuan);水系(xi)水質良(liang)好,總體上達到(dao)Ⅰ類水質標準(zhun),水系(xi)最終匯入西江、珠江三角洲,是西江上游生態保護屏(ping)障。
區(qu)內有(you)6個(ge)植(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)型、7個(ge)植(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)類型和12個(ge)植(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)群系,其中野生維(wei)管植(zhi)(zhi)物115科277屬364種。濕地植(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)包(bao)括灌(guan)叢、草(cao)叢和淺水植(zhi)(zhi)物濕地植(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)三大類,濕地植(zhi)(zhi)物94種,有(you)水稻、燈心草(cao)、莎草(cao)等。
據調查和記錄(lu),連南瑤排(pai)梯田國家濕地(di)公(gong)園內有鳥(niao)類14目35科(ke)116種(zhong),國家II級重點保護(hu)鳥(niao)類黑鳶、鳳頭鷹等9種(zhong),濕地(di)棲息涉禽(qin)有白鷺、牛背鷺、白胸苦惡鳥(niao)等;獸類6目15科(ke)24種(zhong);爬行類3目9科(ke)19種(zhong),兩(liang)棲動物(wu)2目7科(ke)14種(zhong);魚類3目5科(ke)7種(zhong)。
連(lian)(lian)南(nan)瑤排(pai)梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)國(guo)家濕(shi)地(di)公園,對保(bao)護梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)復(fu)合(he)濕(shi)地(di)生(sheng)態(tai)系統,傳承連(lian)(lian)南(nan)瑤族特(te)色民俗和梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)農(nong)耕文化,發揮梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)濕(shi)地(di)生(sheng)態(tai)和經濟效益,推進連(lian)(lian)南(nan)和廣東生(sheng)態(tai)文明建設(she)等,都具有重(zhong)要意義。