In the wild it grows in shady woodland so will do well under shrubs in cultivation.

However, when the team approached the centre of the Park, although the map showed that the habitat should be bush savanna, they found themselves walking through shady woodland.

It is widespread in shady woodland across Europe.

It is a species of shady woodlands with ground cover for nesting.

When Mary came out, she found him standing still with his back to the sun, looking down the river towards the shady woodlands round Grandtully.

Its native habitat is moist and shady woodlands, especially along steep stream banks, but it seems to tolerate partial, even full, sun.

This is a bird of open but shady mature woodlands, such as beech and sessile oak, with some sparse ground cover for nesting.

In the British Isles it is found in shady woodland, especially beech, on basic soils.

In their native habitats they grow by streams and in shady moist woodland.

It prefers sunlight, but can grow in shady woodland.