fallen log
Toppled tree trunk
A fallen log is a tree trunk that has toppled and lies on the ground, whether from wind, disease, age, or cutting.
In ecology, fallen logs provide habitat for insects, fungi, and small animals as they decompose.
The term appears in outdoor contexts—hiking trails, forest management, campfire fuel: We sat on a fallen log to rest.
- deadwoodUnproductive people or things
- rottingOrganic matter decomposing
- rotting woodDeteriorating plant matter
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
decay · forest floor · woodland floor · bark · decomposing · hollow · insects · mushrooms · lichen · damp · damp earth · woodland · nature trail · timber · old growth · trunk · beetles · shelter
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- forest featurespine trees, redwoods, old-growth forest, oak trees, sequoias
- forest trailstrail, trails, hiking trail, dirt trail, nature trail
- woodlandsforest, woodland, woods, mixed forest, timberland
- water crossingsford, footbridge, rope bridge, stepping stones, pontoon