考察地點 Field Sites

南涌郊遊徑 Nam Chung Country Trail

生境 Habitats

地點介紹 Site Description

南涌郊遊徑由南涌伸延至丹竹坑,經過龜頭嶺、屏風山,全長約5.5 公里。

於郊遊徑初段可見看見南涌和鹿頸的村莊農田,以及沙頭角一帶的鷺鳥林。前行便是著名的屏南石澗。屏南石澗是香港九大石澗之一,由屏風山流向南涌因而得名。石澗遍佈獨特的壺穴,亦有數個瀑布和水潭,是觀察淡水河溪生態的好地方。隨後郊遊徑漸漸上山,經過龜頭嶺和屏風山,可以看見茂密的次生林。郊遊徑以新屋仔村附近為終點,村內有水田、荷花池、果樹、水溝等,俱是不同生境。

Nam Chung Country Trail starts from Nam Chung and ends at Tan Chuk Hang. It passes through Kwai Tau Leng and Ping Fung Shan, and has a total length of 5.5 kilometres.

At the first section of the trail, hikers can see the scenery of the villages and farmlands of Nam Chung and Luk Keng, as well as the egretries at Sha Tau Kok. Further ahead is the famous Ping Nam Stream. It is one of Hong Kong's Nine Grestest Streams, and is so-named because it flows from Ping Fung Shan to Nam Chung. The stream has many characteristic Giant's Kettles. It also has several waterfalls. It is also a good place to study freshwater stream ecology. After the stream the trail slowly goes uphill and twists itself pass Kwai Tau Leng and Ping Fung Shan. One can see dense secondary forests and the view of Pat Sin Leng. The trail ends near San Uk Tsai Village, where there are paddy fields, lotus ponds, fruit trees and ditches, providing different habitats.