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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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Another was Rodborough Fields, near Stroud, where a public campaign to protect the woodland from development led to it being brought into community ownership.

From BBC Sep. 20, 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

Meanwhile, the Essex Wildlife Trust says the surrounding grassland and woodland has become home to 687 invertebrate and 439 plant species.

From BBC Sep. 15, 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

Ambrose Spike squinted short-sightedly down at the darkened woodland floor.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

In Georgia, the top U.S. timber-industry state, 88% of woodlands are owned by individuals and businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The Gloucestershire district, which lies between the River Severn and the Welsh border, has long been known for its ancient woodlands, market towns and rural communities.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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 next day he walked the great woodlands, calling Sounder’s name.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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