woodland

Land covered with trees and bushes.

• We walked through the woodland.
• The farm includes several acres of woodland.
• They cleared woodland to build new houses.

Similar words: woods, forest

Common phrases: ancient woodland, native woodland, woodland path, area of woodland

A forest where trees grow far enough apart to leave open spaces between them.

• The deer live in open woodland.
• Grass grows between the trees in this woodland.
• The survey distinguished dense forest from woodland.

Similar words: open forest

Common phrases: open woodland, sparse woodland, woodland habitat

Living, growing, or found in land covered with trees.

• We saw several woodland birds.
• These woodland flowers grow well in shade.
• The fire threatened many woodland animals.

Common phrases: woodland birds, woodland flowers, woodland creatures