Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve (delineated on the date of May 1977 13), it is located in a special area south of Tai Po Kau, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, covers an area of ​​460 hectares. The Nature Reserve is the first special areas of Hong Kong. Conservation area there are more than 100 kinds of native and exotic tree species introduced and also has a 0.7 km of nature trails.

Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve Tai Po Kau plantation was originally called, was founded in 1977. In 1926 the Hong Kong government for the first time in the entire New Territories plantations, originally known as "Tai Po Kau plantation" afforestation work also reported the start of the stream near the protected areas Parking steep catchment area planted with four hundred forty hectares of trees, woods fifty meters from sea level to an altitude of six hundred and fifty meters stretch of Grassy hilltop. At that time, the most common is Masson pine forest (mountain pine), so the locals call this area as Tsung Tsai Park.

Conservation area there are 100 kinds of native and exotic tree species introduced over, and a red (3 km), blue (4 km), brown (7.5 km), yellow (10 km) with four different colors to identify paths for visitors ornamental trees, it also has a 0.7 km of nature trails. Nature of particular interest, including naturalists and biologists, and the need for peace and quiet and unspoiled environment of the people, the area has become a place they frequented.

vegetation

This particular region an area of ​​four hundred and sixty hectares, there are plantations planted decades ago, stretching from the hillside down to the grass surface Shandong Tai Po Road. Wooded area, where more than one hundred kinds of trees, planting trees and many years more recent varieties planted, staggered growth. In 1926 the government for the first time in the entire New Territories afforestation, reforestation and the area also reported work began. Authorities later added planted some camphor, cedar, Acacia and Melaleuca trees and so on.

Where there are a lot of interesting native plants, such as Cang tree, vine and sweet gum and other Entada, walking on quiet trails, visitors can see large tracts of ground are covered with yellow leaves, which are from the cone tree FISSA fall. C. fissa tree is useful timber, Chinese people formerly used to manufacture agricultural implements such as plows and other wood. In particular, all parts of the territory, the Tai Po Kau special areas may have the most different species of local trees.

animal

Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve due to the abundant vegetation, provides a natural habitat for the animals in the region, in particular to provide a good place for birds breeding habitat. Nature-loving people, when walking through the woods, you will see many species of birds and animals.

Conservation area there are 12 kinds of birds are the least common, including doves, magpies, Bulbul and red-whiskered bulbul. Winter owls and wagtails, in summer and black drongo cuckoo. Visitors occasionally hear the sounds and see the red deer civet, pangolin and porcupine. During the late winter and early spring, a lot more beautiful butterfly.

Nature Education

Tai Po Kau Nature Trail located Conservation area, mainly on forest ecology. There is a plantation of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, both sides are covered by dense forest trails, and has hundreds of species planted items, and can learn to study a variety of flora and fauna. This trail a total length of 0.7 kilometers, the completion of one hour when the whole line takes about.

Winds up along the hillside, into a forest of trees, forest ecological observation. Here, towering trees, rich in plant species, grown in different hierarchy. Dense forest canopy, some climbing plants to fight the sun, climbing up the trunk, so that part is more lush treetops; dark environment can withstand some of the shrub, forming the bottom of the woods. As can adapt very weak light environment ferns, mosses and lichens and other plants, are longer than the ground.

Scenic Area Address: Tai Po Road Central, Hong Kong Tai Po Kau segment Oura

Bus routes: Take KMB 72a, 72,73a, 74a, 872 Road or New Territories GMB in Tsung Tsai Park walk to get off again