hollow tree
Wildlife den site
A hollow tree is a tree with a cavity in its trunk or branches, created by decay, disease, or damage.
Such trees provide shelter for wildlife—owls, squirrels, raccoons, and countless other creatures nest in them.
In folklore and children's stories, hollow trees serve as hiding places or secret homes: The children kept their treasures in the hollow tree.
A tree can be hollow yet still living, which makes hollow trees valuable both ecologically and imaginatively.
- trunkMain stem or storage
- cavityEmpty space within
- denPrivate room or lair
- owlNocturnal feathered predator
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
bark · knot · burrow · woodpecker · rotting · shelter · squirrel · hiding · dark · mossy · decay · dead wood · forest · forest floor · old growth · ancient · gnarled · wildlife
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- fairy tale placesenchanted forest, fairy glen, magic kingdom, haunted castle, fairy ring
- fantasy locationsenchanted forest, dragon lair, floating islands, castle, wizard tower
- hiding placeshideout, bolthole, cubbyhole, den, hidey-hole
- woodlandsforest, woodland, woods, mixed forest, timberland
- forest spiritsdryad, dryads, wood spirit, wood spirits, forest spirit