As the clouds begin to break over the horizon on the Southern Pennines and a ray of sunlight peeks out, the slosh of rain boots can be heard trekking up the hill on this chilly morning in Yorkshire.

With wind gusts reaching up to 30mph and the rain looming in the distance, 25 local volunteers gather near the unique rock formations at Bridestones Moor for a first-of-a-kind peatland restoration project.

“This is special,” says Anthony Arak, one of the founders of Bridestones Rewilded, of the project. The not-for-profit community interest company bought the 114-acre moorland from a private landowner two years ago to restore and protect it from overfarming.