連南(nan)瑤(yao)排梯田,坐落在連南(nan)瑤(yao)族自(zi)治縣(xian)大坪(ping)鎮。這里位于全國生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)態功能(neng)區(qu)劃中35個生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物多樣性保(bao)護優先區(qu)域(yu)之(zhi)一的南(nan)嶺區(qu),是廣(guang)東省主體功能(neng)區(qu)劃省級重(zhong)點生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)態功能(neng)區(qu)、北(bei)部環形(xing)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)態屏障、山地(di)(di)(di)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)態農業區(qu),生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)態重(zhong)要性極高(gao)。該濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園綜合確定規(gui)劃總面積為354.69公(gong)頃,其(qi)中濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)面積156.98公(gong)頃,包含(han)河(he)流濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)、沼澤濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)和(he)人工濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)等多種濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)類型(xing)。
該濕地(di)公園規劃范圍內有大(da)大(da)小(xiao)小(xiao)的梯(ti)(ti)田500多級、2000多畝,是連南乃(nai)至南嶺較(jiao)具代表和集中連片較(jiao)大(da)的梯(ti)(ti)田濕地(di);擁(yong)有森(sen)林(lin)——庫塘——河流——梯(ti)(ti)田復合(he)型生態(tai)系(xi)統,有動植物(wu)資源;水系(xi)水質(zhi)良(liang)好(hao),總體上達到Ⅰ類水質(zhi)標準(zhun),水系(xi)最(zui)終匯入西江、珠江三角洲,是西江上游生態(tai)保護屏障。
區內有(you)6個(ge)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)(bei)型(xing)、7個(ge)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)(bei)類型(xing)和12個(ge)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)(bei)群系,其中野生維管植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物115科277屬364種。濕地植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)(bei)包括灌叢、草(cao)叢和淺水植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物濕地植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)被(bei)(bei)(bei)三大類,濕地植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物94種,有(you)水稻、燈心草(cao)、莎草(cao)等。
據調查和記(ji)錄,連南瑤排梯田(tian)國(guo)家濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公園內有(you)鳥(niao)類(lei)14目(mu)(mu)35科116種(zhong)(zhong),國(guo)家II級重(zhong)點保護(hu)鳥(niao)類(lei)黑鳶(yuan)、鳳頭鷹等9種(zhong)(zhong),濕(shi)(shi)地(di)棲息涉禽有(you)白鷺、牛(niu)背(bei)鷺、白胸苦惡鳥(niao)等;獸類(lei)6目(mu)(mu)15科24種(zhong)(zhong);爬行(xing)類(lei)3目(mu)(mu)9科19種(zhong)(zhong),兩棲動物2目(mu)(mu)7科14種(zhong)(zhong);魚類(lei)3目(mu)(mu)5科7種(zhong)(zhong)。
連南瑤排梯(ti)田(tian)國家濕(shi)地公園,對保護梯(ti)田(tian)復合濕(shi)地生(sheng)(sheng)態系統(tong),傳(chuan)承連南瑤族特(te)色民俗(su)和(he)梯(ti)田(tian)農耕文化(hua),發揮梯(ti)田(tian)濕(shi)地生(sheng)(sheng)態和(he)經濟(ji)效(xiao)益,推進連南和(he)廣東生(sheng)(sheng)態文明建設等(deng),都(dou)具有重要意義。