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woodland

[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd] / ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /
NOUN
land covered with woods or trees
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NOUN
forest
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Since it began surveys in May, the CRT has installed 39 footprint tunnels along hedgerows and woodland edges, with nine of the tunnels recording dormouse footprints.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Before European settlement, the landscape around Cloggs Cave included riparian forest and open woodland containing many different plant species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The scene of the tragedy was described as "hidden away" from the main woodland in the Wyrley and Essington Branch Canal Local Nature Reserve.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Concerns have been raised over the impact of quad bike riders on wildlife in a woodland area near Muff, County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

At the height of the American chestnut blight, every woodland breeze would lose spores in uncountable trillions to drift in a pretty, lethal haze on to neighboring hillsides.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

But wildfires have burned several of these areas in recent years, including dense woodlands near Covington Flats and Black Rock Campground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The 29,000-acre expanse of savannah and woodlands sits on the city’s edge, near two airports, yet it is home to lions, zebras and Maasai giraffes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Public opinion on the reservoir has been split - some have objected to using the site for water, fearing high environmental costs from the destruction of ancient woodlands.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The disasters, coming at the peak of the summer vacation period when tourists flock to both countries, were fuelled by woodlands parched to tinder by successive heatwaves and lack of rain since May.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

On the further shores the woodlands still marched on southwards as far as the eye could see, but all the banks were bleak and bare.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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