At the roosts, usually in dense woods or reedbeds, the starlings give a spectacular performance.

A study has found that those growing in isolation or in less dense woods stand by far the best chance of defeating ash dieback.

I was desperate to run in the opposite direction from the bear, but we needed to go back through the dense woods to retrieve our ropes.

Large though they are, goshawks are notably elusive birds, staying mostly in dense woods, where they alternately take a few slow wingbeats, then glide, through the tree trunks.

The route winds northwestward through the dense woods, turning northeast for a jog past another nearby pond.