woodlanders
People among trees
People who live in or are closely associated with wooded areas.
The term suggests rural, forest-dwelling folk whose lives are shaped by their woodland environment—whether literally as inhabitants or figuratively as people attuned to forest ways: The woodlanders knew every path through the ancient oaks.
Thomas Hardy's novel *The Woodlanders* fixed the word in literary consciousness.
Inhabitants of small settlements
- settlersThose who establish homes
- nativesOriginal local population
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
denizens · dwellers · tribespeople · countryfolk · hermits · foresters · huntsmen · gatherers
Tree-dense ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- gladeWoodland's open space
- groveSmall stand of trees
thicket · coppice · timberland · verdant · leafy · deciduous · coniferous · old-growth
Tiny supernatural beings
- dryadsTree-dwelling nature spirits
- faeriesMythical tiny beings
- elvesMythical small beings
- goblinsMalicious mythical creatures
trolls · druids · witches · enchantment · spirits · nymphs · totems · shamans
Antlered hoofed mammal
- foxesSmall wild canines
- badgersStriped burrowing mustelids
- wolvesWild pack canines
- boarsMale swine, often tusked
rabbits · squirrels · owls · ravens · songbirds · hedgehogs · bears · lynx
Small rustic dwellings
- hutsSmall crude dwellings
- cabinsSimple rural shelters
- sheltersPlaces offering protection
- burrowsAnimal-dug underground shelters
dens · lairs · clearings · glades · homesteads · thatch · hovels · lean-tos
Seeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- woodcuttingHarvesting timber by axe
herbalism · mushrooming · tanning · coppicing · logging · beekeeping · fishing · snaring
villagers
Inhabitants of small settlements
locals · denizens · dwellers · tribespeople · countryfolk · hermits · foresters · huntsmen · gatherers · woodcutters
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- gladeWoodland's open space
grove · thicket · coppice · timberland · verdant · leafy · deciduous · coniferous · old-growth · wilderness
sprites
Tiny supernatural beings
goblins · trolls · druids · witches · enchantment · spirits · nymphs · totems · shamans · mythic
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
boars · rabbits · squirrels · owls · ravens · songbirds · hedgehogs · bears · lynx · stoats
cottages
Small rustic dwellings
burrows · dens · lairs · clearings · glades · homesteads · thatch · hovels · lean-tos · treehouses
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
woodcutting · herbalism · mushrooming · tanning · coppicing · logging · beekeeping · fishing · snaring · tracking
woodlanderscity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · townspeople · metropolitans · desert dwellers · suburbanites