Sentence:  There are <WSD>odd</WSD> bits of green here and there in patches, but no continuous stretches. The elk, swans and woodgrouse are no more. The old hamlets,  farmsteads, hermitages and mills have vanished without trace. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.