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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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A family of two adults and four kits were originally moved into a five-hectare woodland enclosure in Worcestershire's Wyre Forest in April 2024, in a programme to reintroduce the species to the wild.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Ewan Chapman, countryside manager for the National Trust, said: "Southern red wood ants play an extraordinary role in woodland ecosystems."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

"As a land manager it's far easier for me to cut a woodland down than it is to create one."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"They have the potential to support the highest diversity of species of any woodland type and play a vital role in the fight against climate change by capturing and storing carbon," Mahon added.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Rabbits avoid close woodland, where the ground is shady, damp and grassless and they feel menaced by the undergrowth.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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