Although not an area of outstanding beauty, Thorne Moors, a raised peat bog on the Licolnshire/Yorkshire border, is home to more than 4000 species of plants and animals including more than 25 of Britain's rarest and most severly endangered species. Much of the moor was drained by the Dutch in the 17th century and in more recent times has been considered as a site for dumping ash from power stations and debris from mine workings and was even a potential site for an airport. All this has happened even though the area was listed, in 1970, as an area of Special Scientific Interest. It now belongs to Fisons who are extracting the remaining peat. In this book the author tells the whole story and the role of one man who has dedicated his life to saving the area from destruction. Catherine Caufield is a journalist who has had articles featured in New Scientist, The Guardian and the New Statesman.