page_title: Ilanda Wilds
section_title: Conservation Significance
hierarchical_section_title: Ilanda Wilds / Conservation Significance
caption_attribution_description: English: Mid-stem of Celtis mildbraedii at Ilanda Wilds
context_page_description: Ilanda Wilds is a nature reserve along Amanzimtoti River in the town of Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This small area of land contains various habitat types, ranging from steep rocky slopes to various riverine habitats, forest and small patches of grassland.
context_section_description: Ilanda Wilds was declared "An Area of Conservation Significance" by KZN Wildlife in the 1990s, and a certificate was issued in this respect. The area has a high biodiversity and many habitat types for such a small area.
  Ilanda Wilds is the site of the southern-most natural specimen of the Natal white stinkwood (Celtis mildbraedii). This species of tree is uncommon and at one stage was classified as the rarest tree species in South Africa. The tree at Ilanda Wilds miraculously survived the mining operations and was already a large specimen when the reserve was proclaimed, and may be over 100 years old. Ilanda Wilds contains around 120 species of trees and shrubs, including two large Fluted Milkwoods.
  The reserve is also an important wintering site for the endangered spotted ground-thrush (Zoothera guttata), and provides habitat for the blackheaded dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion melanocephalum), which is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal. Cape clawless otters are also resident in Ilanda Wilds.
caption: The large Celtis mildbraedii at Ilanda Wilds
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