Firefighters were still tackling this evening a moorland blaze which started on Sunday.

Pictures show The National Trust bringing in a helicopter - costing £2,000 and hour - to help douse the Marsden Moor blaze.

At its peak more than ten teams of firefighters tackled the mammoth blaze which swept hillsides above Marsden Moor on the Yorkshire-Saddleworth border.

 

Epicentre of the fire, which began just after 7pm Sunday night. was valuable National  Trust land near Black Moss Reservoir and Swellands Reservoir.

Fire crews have remained on scene today to deal with remaining hotspots and a change in wind direction this afternooon caused the fire to flare up again, prompting the use of a helicopter to dose the fire from above.