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# woodland

«woodland» in Mova's school dictionary: **land covered with trees, an area of woods; it is usually…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (woodland, woodlands — often uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Woodland is land covered with trees, an area of woods; it is usually smaller and more open than a forest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons, woodland is a habitat for animals like deer, badgers, foxes, owls and squirrels; woodland plants grow in the shade. In stories, characters walk through woodland. In safety, stay on paths and with an adult. Phrases: woodland walk, woodland animals, ancient woodland, woodland floor.

### examples

- We went for a walk in the woodland near our house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#x1)
- Many animals live in woodland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#x2)
- Bluebells cover the woodland floor in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#x3)
- The woodland was quiet except for birdsong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#x4)
- Owls hunt at night in the woodlands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#x5)
- Our class planted trees to make a new woodland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/#x6)

### note

Often uncountable: «an area of woodland», but «woodlands» is used for several areas. Woodland vs forest: a forest is usually bigger and thicker. One word: wood + land.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «woodland» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodland/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.