The area includes Wuwua Veneridae Conservation Area

Miaoli County Government

The wetland stretches from where Houlong River intersects with Western Coast Expressway No.61 in the east to the windbreaks on the west end of Cape Paradise, and extends southward to the intertidal zone at the intersection of Xihu River and the West Coast line of Taiwan Railway.

The shallow waters in this wetland are barely polluted and have high water quality. There are a wide variety of habitats nearby, including estuarine mudflats, stream, sandy coast, gravel beach and sedimentary-rock shores, thus becoming home to various species. Near the estuarine mudflat, the water flow slows down, so sand and mud continue to build up over time. The ecosystems on the riverbed and both sides are abundant and diverse; this is a place where euryhaline fishes and crustaceans congregate and a feasting ground for birds. The stream mainly plays host to primary and peripheral freshwater fish, as well as crustaceans. The sandy coast and gravel beach are mainly home to invertebrates. The sedimentary rocks on the shore have numerous shell fossils embedded within them.

Included in the ecosystem are birds, such as the Japanese sparrowhawk, besra, crested goshawk, Eurasian kestrel, collard scops-owl, little tern, Taiwan hwamei, osprey, Swinhoe's pheasant, Eurasian spoonbill, Formosan blue magpie, and brown shrike, mammals, such as leopard cat and masked palm civet, reptiles such as the banded krait and cobra, and plants, such as coast cottonwood and beefwood.

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Pomatorhinus ruficollis

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Due to its privacy, the coastal windbreak has generally been a major habitat for egrets and ducks. However, since expansion of a bike path and completion of a windmill in 2009, the wetland has borne greater pressure from visitors, and wetland management has become more important and imminent.

Miaoli County Government