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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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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

In 1969, the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum opened here, a long, low modernist building in a woodland park, housing a stellar collection of antiquities, and Islamic, Asian and European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

It’s a mix of woodland trails and roads following a chain of yellow arrows on stone walls or sidewalks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

A police spokesperson said the remains were found by a member of the public after the wildfire affected an area of woodland known as The Pits.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Matthias lined up with the other woodland creatures to collect his food: a bowl of fresh milk, a hunk of wheaten loaf and some goatsmilk cheese.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Barth said replacing flammable pine forests with mixed woodlands would help.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 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

The short inquest hearing was told emergency services were called to the woodlands but Lilly was later pronounced dead.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The newly recorded ancient woodland was the result of better digital mapping, the consideration of smaller woodlands and a new category for ancient pasture and parkland that did not exist previously, the wildlife trust explained.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

The Fallohides were fairer of skin and also of hair, and they were taller and slimmer than the others; they were lovers of trees and of woodlands.

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




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