This is an A woodland (/ˈwʊdlənd/ ( listen)) is, in the broad
sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow
sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the
plurale tantum woods), a low-density forest forming
open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade
(see differences between British, American, and
Australian English explained below). Woodlands may
support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants
including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to
shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages
of primary or secondary succession. Higher density
areas of trees with a largely closed canopy that provides
extensive and nearly continuous shade are often referred
to as forests.
Extensive efforts by conservationist groups have been
made to preserve woodlands from urbanization and agriculture: the woodlands of Northwest Indiana being
an example, having been preserved as part of the Indiana Dunes.