Modifies a noun

• plantation: A coniferous plantation on a long ridge from which there are great views to the north toward the rolling Cheviot Hills.

• woodland: Most coniferous woodland in Britain will have been planted for forestry purposes.

• forest: We spent some time watching trees in the coniferous forest behind a park Visitors Center.

• forestry: Garry Bog is a flat area of farmland, carr, raised bog and coniferous forestry which includes the large straight edged Garry Wood.

• tree: There is very little wildlife around Entwistle due mainly to the tall coniferous trees leaving the ground cover very dark.

• planting: There are modest scale blocks of coniferous planting, but only low native tree cover which is seen around farms and along river valleys.

Modifying Another Word

• predominantly: The Broxbourne Wood record differs in that although taken from oak, the wood is predominantly coniferous.

• mainly: The map shows apparently strong populations of red squirrels in the large areas of mainly coniferous forest in the North East.

• usually: The surface vegetation is usually coniferous woodland or heather moorland.