native bush

British  

noun

1. indigenous forest

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Example Sentences

Setting and checking traps, replanting native bush, checking corflute for teeth marks and the ground for scat—it’s muddy and exhausting work, and the road to a predator-free 2050 is long.

From Slate

The best we can do is try to keep what we’ve got, even if that means the unglamorous work of setting and checking traps, planting native bush, and requiring extra steps at the airport to make sure no one’s smuggling in an unwanted creature.

From Slate

Houses perch above the city and harbor among native bush on steep hillsides.

From Seattle Times

I miss New Zealand’s native bush.

From New York Times

The 10-building old west-style “main street” is a curious sight in a rugged part of the North Island’s Central Plateau, better known for its snow-capped peaks, native bush and ski slopes.

From The Guardian