Double Haven

Double Haven contains many deep red coloured rocks because of iron oxide.

[3] Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park was designated in 1979 to protect the ecology of Double Haven.

It also forms a major part of Hong Kong Global Geopark, Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region.The two main ecological features of this area are mangroves and seagrass beds, which are a nursery for marine life.

[4] The Double Haven Special Area (印洲塘特別地區) covers 0.8 hectare and was designated in 2011.

[6] The geology of the area is characterised by sedimentary rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.