woodland
noun
land covered with woods or trees.
woodland
1 American
[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd]
/ ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /
noun
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woodlands
plural
adjective
Woodland
2
American
[wood-luhnd]
/ ˈwʊd lənd /
noun
woodland
British
/ ˈwʊdlənd /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of woodland
Explanation
Woodland is a natural habitat with many plants and trees. Therefore, a zebra would not be considered a woodland animal, but a deer would fit the bill. You can use woodland as a noun, or as an adjective to describe things that have something to do with this particular kind of land, like woodland animals or a woodland habitat. Woodlands usually feature trees, grasses, shrubs, and other plants. If you're walking in the woods and the trees almost completely block the sunlight, you're in a forest, not a woodland. The Old English version was wudulond.
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From the walkway, visitors can view the park's Amur tigers in their enclosure which includes woodland, grassland and a waterfall pool.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Have you spotted more mushrooms than usual on woodland walks or in your garden this autumn?
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This year's theme, Nature for the Next Generation, includes talks on subjects ranging from seabird restoration and woodland resilience to butterfly monitoring in Sark and citizen science projects.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Another was Rodborough Fields, near Stroud, where a public campaign to protect the woodland from development led to it being brought into community ownership.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Lying round Bree-hill and the villages was a small country of fields and tamed woodland only a few miles broad.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
“I’m nervous,” said Faith Woodland, a voter who attended a town hall event focused on abortion that Jackson’s campaign held in the seaside town of Bath.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
The heat will still be in force on Thursday, with forecast highs of 101 in Paso Robles, 100 in Woodland Hills, 99 in Santa Clarita; 96 in Burbank, Pasadena and Palmdale; 94 in downtown L.A.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Ancient Tree inventory lead at the Woodland Trust, May Chemais, said it was an "astonishing and bizarre" tree that had endured a lot.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
That brings us to our guest, the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, a fraternal twin of Toyota’s bZ Woodland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“You’re a . . . you’re not even . Shanti stammered. “You’re really J. T. Woodland?
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
But wildfires have burned several of these areas in recent years, including dense woodlands near Covington Flats and Black Rock Campground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
She said that included investing in specialist teams and equipment, but also "planning our woodlands, thinking about fire breaks" and early warning systems.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Instead, people are encouraged to enjoy fungi where they are found, whether in Birmingham city parks, the woodlands of Cannock Chase, Sutton Park or the Wyre Forest.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
In Georgia, the top U.S. timber-industry state, 88% of woodlands are owned by individuals and businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The first Europeans in Ohio found woodlands that resembled English parks—they could drive carriages through the trees.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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