梅子林 Mui Tsz Lam
生境 Habitats
地點介紹 Site Description
梅子林屬於馬鞍山郊野公園範圍，為一條村落。梅子林一帶生境非常多樣，有次生林、村後的風水林、耕地、灌木叢、淡水溪流等，因此是政府2004年時選定12個優先保育地區之一。
全港有116種風水林品種，而梅子林的風水林有72種，故為香港之冠。附近的次生林也很茂盛。
梅子林為郊野公園「不包括土地」，受發展威脅。90年代梅子林已被發展商收購，曾申請進行大規模發展但不果。有人擔心梅子林將來可能會被開墾發展。
Mui Tsz Lam a village that belongs to Ma On Shan Country Park area. It has many diversed habitats, Examples are secondary forests, fengshui forests behind the villages, farmlands, shrublands and freshwater streams. Therefore it is one of the 12 Priority Sites for Enhanced Conservation listed by the Hong Kong government in 2004.
There are a total of 116 Fung Shui Wood species in Hong Kong, and Mui tsz Lam holds 72 of them, making it the top among the city's Fung Shui Woods. The surrounding secondary forests are mature too.
Mui Tsz Lam is a country park enclave, facing threats from development. In the 90s Mui Tsz Lam was purchased by developers, who seeked the government's approval of starting a large-scale development project but was denied. There is concern that the place will be developed in the future.