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Meanings of ancient woodland in English

Russian
древний лес
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Term used in the United Kingdom.

древний лес
Synonyms
Examples for "old-growth forest"
Examples for "old-growth forest"
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Now, for the scene in the big old-growth forest we needed cloudy days.
Wired
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Ramsey's "gap" was little more than a barely perceptible thinning of the old-growth forest.
Speaking in Bones
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A windfarm project in Queensland will not go ahead to protect vulnerable species in an old-growth forest.
The Guardian
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Swim across the clear, emerald-green water for more routes, surrounded by old-growth forest hanging over the river.
Climbing Magazine
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Then, he turned his horse toward the line of old-growth forest and raced homeward to his waiting work.
Antiphon
Usage of ancient woodland in English
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Cuciurean argued that he was defending ancient woodland and wildlife from destruction.
The Guardian
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This is why it promotes biodiversity offsets, even for ancient woodland.
The Guardian
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Hermitage to Inver is a little over four miles, walking through ancient woodland.
The Guardian
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I'm responsible for maintaining public access, ancient woodland restoration and producing timber for market.
The Guardian
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We are left with small islands of ancient woodland, fragments of what once was.
The Guardian
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Nestled amongst 350 acres of ancient woodland, the festival was held at the historic Townley Hall.
The Irish Times
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The formal gardens around Sissinghurst are glorious too, as is the medieval moat and ancient woodland.
The Guardian
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People camped in ancient woodland have been evicted after a long-running dispute with high-speed rail project, HS2.
BBC
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Around 55 important ancient woodland plants and trees grow here, including bluebell, wood anemone, pignut and primrose.
The Guardian
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An inspection and DNA tests, however, showed the disease had somehow found its way into this ancient woodland.
The Guardian
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The report specifically highlighted fears ancient woodland and sites of special scientific interest would not be adequately protected.
The Guardian
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As such it qualifies as ancient woodland, a unique and now increasingly threatened habitat in the United Kingdom.
The Guardian
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I asked whether they might have been protesting the planting of foreign conifers on an ancient woodland site.
Foxglove Summer
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Many of the fragments of ancient woodland that remain -Scotland's lost rainforests -are in poor condition.
The Guardian
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Few of its trees had more than a quarter-century of growth, except where more ancient woodland had been included.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
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As in many other cases, the house was razed and the site, including surrounding ancient woodland, was over-planted with conifers.
The Irish Times
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