woodland

A woodland (listen), in the broad sense, is land covered with trees or, in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the plurale tantum woods), is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see also 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.

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