Aircraft descending

northern runway, at the edge of Köln-Bonn airport, which is embedded into a beautiful heathland and forest area, with rich biodiverity. The area is in parts a result of the degradation by military training after WW2. Military exercises with tanks and other vehicles led on the one hand to the fact that the expansion of the forest and bush area was counteracted, a quite useful measure in the nature conservation sense. On the other hand, the loss of valuable biotopes was often associated with this. The practice operation caused ecological damage and resulted in drainage and filling of wetlands. Large areas were used for the barracks. But the military restricted area also meant that nature could develop undisturbed in large parts of the heath. It was also not possible to build residential or commercial buildings on the heath areas. (Sony PCM D50, DPA4060)