Forest clearings (6)
I believe the answer is:
glades
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">forest clearings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for glades that I've seen before include "Open spaces in woods" , "Open spaces in forest" , "Clear tracts in the middles of woods" , "Clear tracts in the middle of woods" , "Open spaces in forests" .)