woodland

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The presence of woodland ecosystems in southern Doggerland 16,000 years ago also suggests the area could have supported abundant wildlife and provided valuable resources for humans, including animals such as boars.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The funding could be used to pay for more accessible gates, nature-friendly farming initiatives, new hedgerow and woodland planting, and improvements to footpaths and bridleways.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Actions include phasing out the need for petrol and diesel cars by 2030, delivering 18,000 hectares of new woodland annually and increasing peatland restoration.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Today the AT is a wilderness by design—actually, by fiat, since many of the properties Shaffer passed were later compulsorily purchased and quietly returned to woodland.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson