Woodhill Forest

Woodhill Forest
Typha orientalis on the shores of Lake Kereta in the Woodhill Forest
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Coordinates36°45′S 174°24′E / 36.750°S 174.400°E / -36.750; 174.400

Woodhill Forest (Māori: Te Ngahere o Woodhill) is a commercial exotic (pine) forest located to the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand. The forest covers approx 12,500 hectares of the Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula, from Muriwai in the south to South Head in the north. The forest is a popular location for a number of recreation activities, including horse riding, 4WD and trail biking, mountain biking, paintball, tree climbing adventures (confidence and team building), orienteering and filming; all require purchase of a permit, and walking or dog walking is no longer supported by the owners[clarification needed]. Woodhill Forest is a sand-based pine forest, providing all-weather trails and recreation.

Woodhill Forest is also notorious as a site where several bodies have been found dumped or buried.