昆山(shan)市(shi)城市(shi)生態森林公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)位于昆山(shan)市(shi)西(xi)北部(bu),距市(shi)中心4公(gong)(gong)(gong)里處,總面積約3150畝,自2001年(nian)底(di)啟動一(yi)期建(jian)(jian)(jian)設,通過獨(du)立(li)經營(ying)、自負盈虧(kui)的(de)(de)市(shi)場化(hua)運作模式,以“無私奉獻、共享(xiang)綠色”的(de)(de)企業理念,對公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)進行(xing)了(le)三(san)期大規模功能提升建(jian)(jian)(jian)設與局部(bu)景觀(guan)優化(hua)。隨著公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)基(ji)礎設施的(de)(de)日趨完善,功能配套的(de)(de)不斷強化(hua),服務(wu)品質的(de)(de)持(chi)續提升,逐步將公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)建(jian)(jian)(jian)設成為(wei)(wei)一(yi)個集城市(shi)區域性環(huan)境改善、動植物多樣性保護、休(xiu)閑旅游(you)、科(ke)普(pu)宣傳為(wei)(wei)一(yi)體的(de)(de)大型公(gong)(gong)(gong)益(yi)性主題公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)現有(you)(you)濕(shi)地生態園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、科(ke)普(pu)體驗區、農耕(geng)文化(hua)館、百草園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梅園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、竹園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、牡丹芍藥(yao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)等(deng)特色景點;植被(bei)也(ye)從(cong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)初期的(de)(de)近百種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、80多萬(wan)株(zhu)(zhu)增加至110多個科(ke),180多個屬,570多個種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),120余萬(wan)株(zhu)(zhu);園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)還監測到獸(shou)類(lei)(lei)5目(mu)(mu)9科(ke)34種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);兩棲類(lei)(lei)、爬(pa)行(xing)類(lei)(lei)動物6科(ke)31種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);鳥類(lei)(lei)15目(mu)(mu)44 科(ke)173種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其中國(guo)家二(er)級的(de)(de)有(you)(you)鴛鴦、鳶、紅(hong)隼(sun)、黃嘴白(bai)鷺等(deng);魚(yu)類(lei)(lei)6目(mu)(mu)13 科(ke)35種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);底(di)棲動物3綱10科(ke)36種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);各類(lei)(lei)昆蟲(chong)近500種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。從(cong)2014年(nian)初開始(shi),公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)還精心種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)植了(le)大量(liang)的(de)(de)郁(yu)金香和向日葵,吸引了(le)大批游(you)客(ke)紛至沓來。
公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)先(xian)后(hou)被(bei)授予國家(jia)城市濕(shi)地公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)、全國科普教育基(ji)地、國家(jia)3A級(ji)旅游景區,近三年來,還被(bei)列入蘇州市級(ji)重要(yao)濕(shi)地名錄(lu)、昆(kun)山市生態紅線(xian)保(bao)護區域,獲評昆(kun)山首(shou)家(jia)健康主(zhu)題(ti)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)等榮(rong)譽,年均(jun)免費接待游客約200萬人(ren)次。