Editing RAF Spadeadam (section)

==Landscape==
The outlying moorland landscape of the site is of increasing importance for its visual quality and for nature conservation.  The area includes a pristine peat [[bog]], populations of all three species of British [[newt]] and forestry habitat suitable for endangered [[red squirrel]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Efforts to protect red squirrels|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7135345.stm|access-date=5 July 2016|work=BBC News|date=9 December 2007}}</ref> Otters have been noted along the watercourses and still ponds that are dotted across the vast training area.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cumbria - RAF Spadeadam |magazine=Sanctuary |date=2008 |issue=37 |page=68 |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] |issn=0959-4132}}</ref> Trees that were planted on the site after the [[First World War]] were felled in 2008 to 2009 to allow the peat bogs to return. Despite concerns about trees being [[carbon sink]]s, the rarity of the peat habitat meant the [[Forestry Commission]] decided to fell 145,000 trees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Open Country|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jpyw1|website=BBC Radio 4|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=RAF bombers halted by peat bogs|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7347786.stm|access-date=5 July 2016|work=BBC News|date=15 April 2008}}</ref>