noun also woodlands Land covered with trees.
‘large areas of ancient woodland’
as modifier ‘woodland birds are often drably colored’
More example sentences
‘There were also fears about the effect the fire would have on the area's oak woodlands, which are an important habitat for birds and plants.’ ‘Adams said foxes that did not come out of the cover of woodlands or were injured could still be legitimately killed by the hound pack.’ ‘The Woodland Trust do a lot of work fighting to preserve our ancient woodlands, also working to improve the growth of the woods naturally.’ ‘It also looks at ways of supporting the indigenous timber industry and using woodlands to improve health, landscape and wildlife.’ ‘And its fragility makes it a good early indicator of the decline of ancient woodlands.’ ‘Trees and woodlands take centuries to mature but may be felled in an instant.’ ‘It stood on the edge of a village whose name it shared and was bounded by many acres of ancient woodland.’ ‘As we made our way along the pretty woodland walk, we gradually became aware of a distant and muffled rumble.’ ‘They sketched woodland plants and trees and learned how to use a digital camera.’ ‘Schoolchildren who planted trees on a site in Barnoldswick will be able to watch them grow into one of the area's most important woodlands.’ ‘Nineteen percent of the land is arable and 46 percent consists of forests and woodlands.’ ‘There are beautiful walks amid woodland and stunning waterfalls in the Falls of Clyde.’ ‘It was also argued that the site proposed had a level of tree cover, but was not woodland.’ ‘Clouts Wood is an area of ancient woodland of oak and ash, one mile south of Wroughton.’ ‘If we are successful, we can begin to restore this once majestic ancient woodland to its former glory.’ ‘It was the third such event in the ancient woodland in less than a year.’ ‘Beneath the heavy canopy of foliage, she captured the spirit of these woodlands of giant trees.’ ‘Murder squad detectives have been drafted in after a body was found partly buried in woodlands by a man walking his dog.’ ‘One area being highlighted is at Bilsdale, where ancient woodlands are to be restored.’ ‘It plans to plant at least 35,000 trees in parks and woodlands across the UK.’
proper noun A city in north central California, northwest of Sacramento; population 54,567 (est. 2008).