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These vast expanses of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire might look like a moonscape - but they're actuality one of the North's best spots for wildlife. It's a rare and specialised habitat - home to more than 5000 species of plants and animals.

A nightjar in the grass.

For many years both sites were a scene of destruction as millions of tons of peat was scraped from the landscape. The water was drained to enable the peat extraction to take place, now the water is being allowed to stay and the wildlife has come flooding back.

As well as being home to many rare insects, it's also one of the best spots to see one of our strangest birds, the nightjar. This is an exotic looking bird that hunts across the moors at night searching out moths and other small insects.听 All you need is a warm, still summer night and a little insider knowledge.