holts
Copses or thickets
Holts is the plural of holt, an archaic or regional word for a small wood or grove, especially one on a hill.
The word survives mainly in British place names like Bagshot and Holt.
In another sense, a holt is the den or lair of an otter: The otters returned to their holts along the riverbank. (Capitalized Holts is a surname.)
Small group of trees
- groveSmall stand of trees
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- spinneySmall dense grove
- coppiceManaged dense woodland
woodlot · glade · clearing · dell · covert · brake · stand · plantation
copse
Small group of trees
coppice · woodlot · glade · clearing · dell · covert · brake · stand · plantation · timberland
den
Private room or lair
retreat · sanctuary · covert · shelter · burrow · haven · earth · sett · cover · harbourage
sylvan
Of or like forests
rustic · idyllic · poetic · archaic · medieval · folkloric · romantic · enchanted · mythic
holtswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
woodlands · timberlands · old-growth forests · rainforests · taiga