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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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The authority's tree and woodland manager, Helen Arnold, said the policy would help take a "long-term view", supporting nature recovery and climate action.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Rescuers quickly mobilized a network of volunteers and professionals from across California, tapping about 20 agencies to assist in scouring some 60,000 acres of woodland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Not the tropical kind you may be thinking of, but an ancient and precious woodland known as a temperate rainforest.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The samples contained pollen and plant waxes associated with humid West African rainforests, while very low levels of grass pollen suggested the site was surrounded by dense woodland rather than a thin strip of forest.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

There were to be hostels and inns and seasonal study centers, and eventually permanent woodland villages—“self-owning” communities whose inhabitants would support themselves with cooperative “non-industrial activity” based on forestry, farming, and crafts.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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