天橋山自然保護(hu)區(qu)地貌多樣,自然條(tiao)件優越(yue),野(ye)生動植物資源豐(feng)(feng)富,系亞熱帶(dai)常(chang)綠闊葉、落葉混(hun)交林,植被相當豐(feng)(feng)富,在生態系統、生物群落和物種多樣性等方面具(ju)有(you)典(dian)型性和代表性,具(ju)有(you)很高的科學(xue)、文化、旅游、經濟(ji)和保護(hu)價(jia)值。
天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)山(shan)的(de)人文(wen)景觀和(he)名(ming)勝古跡(ji)也多達40余(yu)處。如位(wei)(wei)于(yu)天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)山(shan)半山(shan)懸(xuan)崖脊上(shang)(shang)的(de)天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)古道,據推算該(gai)古道最(zui)遲建(jian)成于(yu)清(qing)康熙以前(qian),是上(shang)(shang)天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)山(shan)的(de)必經通道,“上(shang)(shang)山(shan)必過橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao),過橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)必打顫”。由(you)于(yu)奇(qi)(qi)懸(xuan)多姿(zi),清(qing)舉人李涌曾賦(fu)詩筆譽“府首洞門青霧(wu)鎖,昆瞻峰頂白云(yun)連”。位(wei)(wei)于(yu)天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)山(shan)頂的(de)北(bei)極四庵(an),威嚴而儀態萬般,分別為修復于(yu)康熙年(nian)間的(de)華巖(yan)閣、娘(niang)娘(niang)殿(dian)(dian)、北(bei)極宮和(he)靈宮殿(dian)(dian)。位(wei)(wei)于(yu)天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)山(shan)右側的(de)杜鵑溪(xi),因杜鵑花繁茂(mao)而得名(ming),水質(zhi)清(qing)純(chun),四季長流(liu);位(wei)(wei)于(yu)保護區北(bei)面(mian)的(de)崔龍庵(an)始建(jian)明清(qing)之間,翠竹(zhu)蔥(cong)茂(mao),有“破竹(zhu)成兵,攻打朱元璋”等美妙神奇(qi)(qi)的(de)傳說;位(wei)(wei)于(yu)保護區南(nan)北(bei)腳(jiao)下(xia)的(de)奇(qi)(qi)梁洞是著名(ming)的(de)佛教圣(sheng)地(di)。更為奇(qi)(qi)絕(jue)的(de)是,登上(shang)(shang)天(tian)(tian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)山(shan)山(shan)頂,極目窮盡,沅(yuan)江(jiang)、峒河像兩條飄帶把自(zi)然保護區緊(jin)緊(jin)環繞(rao),云(yun)濤霧(wu)海,如登仙境。
天橋(qiao)山自(zi)然保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區總面積13333公(gong)頃,植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)類92個科200余(yu)(yu)種(zhong)(zhong),其中屬國(guo)(guo)家一級(ji)(ji)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)水杉(shan)、銀杏2種(zhong)(zhong),屬國(guo)(guo)家二(er)(er)級(ji)(ji)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)21種(zhong)(zhong),屬省級(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)40余(yu)(yu)種(zhong)(zhong);野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)30目50科1000余(yu)(yu)種(zhong)(zhong),其中脊(ji)椎動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)350余(yu)(yu)種(zhong)(zhong),屬國(guo)(guo)家一級(ji)(ji)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)白頸長尾(wei)雉、黃腹角雉、麝3種(zhong)(zhong),國(guo)(guo)家二(er)(er)級(ji)(ji)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)有(you)30種(zhong)(zhong),省重(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)(de)野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)100多種(zhong)(zhong)。