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Some parts of Thorne Moor aren't what you expect to see at a nature reserve. This is a landscape that was exploited for a valuable and scare resource - peat. It's what's kept Britain's garden centres afloat. Unfortunately the peat extraction has created a desolate 'lunar' landscape, almost entirely bereft of life. Now the peat extraction has stopped in this area and the moor is once again reverting to wilderness. The first stage of the restoration process is water being put back into the landscape, and as a result wildlife has returned. The pools round the reserve are a fantastic spot for dragonflies and damselflies. Stay still and they will come to you. This area of peatland has everything a dragonfly needs - plenty of still water and lots of other insects to eat. This is one fo the best places in the north to see them. Twenty different species of damsel and dragonfly can be found here. Sanjida O'Connell's favourite is the southern hawker, one of our largest dragonflies, mainly found in the south but slowly spreading north.