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    Pat Sin Leng Country Park  is a country park in Hong Kong located in the Northeastern New Territories. Established 18 August 1978, the country park covers 3,125 hectares of natural terrain. It comprises the mountain range Pat Sin Leng and other spurs, including Wong Leng, Ping Fung Shan, Cloudy Hill and Kwai Tau Leng. Hok Tau Reservoir and Lau Shui Heung Reservoir are also within the country park.

Ecology

   The catchment forests are habitats for avian species such as Crested Bulbul, Chinese Bulbul, Hwamei, Oriental Magpie Robin, Chinese Francolin, Japanese Quail, Common Kingfisher, European Magpie, Crested Myna and crows. Also dwelling in woodlands are mammals like Malayan Porcupine, Chinese Pangolin, Masked Palm Civet, Leopard Cat and Common Muntjac.

   Lau Shui Heung Reservoir is rimmed by Peking Willow and Fortune's Keteleerias.

Spots

  Stage 9 and 10 (ending stages) of the 78 km Wilson Trail transverse the Pat Sin Leng Country Park. The 17.4 km section within the park leads from Cloudy Hill to Nam Chung, travelling along the ridges of Wong Leng, Lai Pek Shan and Pat Sin Leng. View at the top on fine days covers the Plover Cove Reservoir and the urban area of Shenzhen. Other less strenuous hiking options are the Hok Tau Country Trail and Lau Shui Heung Country Trail.

  Sha Lo Tung is an important habitat of dragonflies and damselflies. Ting Kok, a piece of wetland, has been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Yim Tso Ha is one of the largest egretries in Hong Kong.