also: ざつぼくりん
noun
grove of mixed trees; copse; thicket
Refers to a small wooded area with a variety of naturally growing trees, often near villages or in the countryside. Not a plantation or a single-species stand.
子供の頃、雑木林でよく遊んだ。
As a child, I often played in the grove of mixed trees.
このあたりには
Small copses are dotted around this area.