The National Trust's moorland restoration work is in progress, with the airlift going smoothly on 28 and 29 January.

Around 4,500 bales of heather brash were helicoptered to inaccessible areas of exposed peat in the uplands of the Peak District. The 150 tons of brash were then spread across the bare peat to create a protective layer which will allow the recently spread grass and heather seed to grow.

The process will also play a part in protecting the peat from any further degradation. Along with restoring an important carbon store, the work will help to re-establish internationally important upland blanket bog habitat and in turn help species under threat such as the Golden plover, Red grouse and Short-eared owl. As well as the mountain hare which is only found in upland areas of the UK.

Bringing in the heather brash is part of a wider restoration project in the Peak District which the National Trust is carrying out in partnership with its local tenants and the Moors for the Future Partnership.