Therefore, it has used fire to compete with shaded woodlands.

The plant evidently grows best in damp, shaded woodlands, where in May it is often seen by hikers.

Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus.

This spring flower prefers shaded, nutrient-rich, moist, well-drained woodland.

What advice do you have for naturalising bulbs in a dark, shaded woodland.

Others should stay on the trails, some of which offer plenty of opportunities for steep climbs through picturesque rocks, shaded woodlands and even through a rock tunnel.

The plant grows in open or shaded woodland, often on rocky slopes and in mixed coniferous forest.

It is most often rediscovered in lightly shaded woodlands along streams, but some have also been found in lawns of old home sites and cemeteries.

However, sunlight is important to most Formica species, and colonies rarely survive for any considerable period in deeply shaded, dense woodland.

"I stood here to watch Robert Miller race up this," said Carpy, as we emerged from a series of hairpins among the shaded woodland.