Amangwe forest is a 175-hectare of Northern Coastal Lowland Forest near Kwambonambi north of Richard’s Bay in KwaZulu-Natal. It is part of a network of 4,700 hectares of conservation areas located through 18,600 hectares of Mondi’s coastal Zululand plantations.
Amangwe forest has Natural Heritage Status (No.131). This was awarded, as Amangwe was one of the few, well-preserved, examples of Coastal Lowland Forest remaining. Approximately 90% of this important forest type had already been lost. Amangwe was also granted Natural Heritage Status because it provided a habitat for threatened species.
This includes the Crowned eagle (S. coronatus), African broadbill (S. capensis) and blue duiker (P. monticola), as well as, numerous Red List plant species like the Blue sweet berry (B. catharlica), Zulu brides bush (P.gerstneri) and leaf-berry tea (T.fischeri), not to mention the 30-plus Yellowwoods (P. falcatus) with diameters of up to 2.5m.
It is a jewel for the serious Biodiversity lovers