‘Yes, it is Elves,’ said Frodo. ‘One can meet them sometimes in the Woody End. They don’t live in the Shire, but they wander into it in spring and autumn, out of their own lands away beyond the Tower Hills.
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), Chapter 3
Located in the Eastfarthing, the upland forest of Woody End contains the sources of the Stock-brook and the Thistle Brook, as well as the village of Woodhall which lies on its north-eastern edge. The forest is frequented by Elves in spring and autumn as it lies along the road connecting Lindon and Rivendell.