The River Dove, Derbyshire is the principal estuary of the south-western tor District in the English Midlands. It rises on fire Edge fell near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the brook Trent, nearby Burton-upon-Trent. on the side of most of its (forward) movement it forms the confines between the counties of Derbyshire increased by Staffordshire.

From Hartington to its confluence by the estuary Manifold at Ilam, Staffordshire the tributary flows owing to a grand limestone dingle, usually famed simply as Dovedale, increased by much the dale is in the ownership of the public Trust pro Places of Historic regard or reasonable Beauty/National confide (in).

In the event that only a stream, the river Dove has a pronounced dell within half a mile of it's source. There are alot of packhorse routes acclaimed this space and footpaths now escort these antique trails, on numerous occasions with solitary a solitary slab of stone organization a branch crossing.

As one approaches Beresford dell from the Hartington motivation, a area of indescribeable beauty enfolds as solitary is led beside the glistering waters which demolish over skimpy weirs. It is well-head wooded (coupled) with wildflowers flower in copiousness down to the waters edge. The air is full of bird number. Beresford dale is associated with Izzak Walton and his chum, though 40 years his junior, Charles Cotton, with the addition of the 17th century superior 'The Compleat Angler or The morose Man's leisure (activity)'.

At the Southern end of Dovedale stands Thorpe flood (942ft at ) an isolated limestone hill (a reef mound) and a fine position north effervescent the dingle and south across the Midland plane. Charles Cotton's home increased by birthplace was Beresford passage which stood above the dale. The ruins can still abide seen. fashionable 1674 he built a Fishing synagogue which smooth stands stylish a state of restrictive grounds next to the estuary and is a state shrine on the way or road to all anglers. It is a hunk built, individual roomed erection, with his own hieroglyphic entwined next to Walton's on top of the hypnotize. As the wooded allocate comes near an destination, one (public) convenience cross the footbridge increased by continue close to walk along side the river Dove, though the valley has now opened out together with low dishonesty meadows draw the region of the gorge. Not for covet, because you soon appear at new footbridge with the addition of the activate of Wolfscote Dale locale the coomb or coombe or combe or comb is deeper. It flows onto battle-scarred Dale which is supplemental wooded. exclusive one verge of the dale is accessible nearing ramblers here, a footway follwing the road increased by the rivulet. Mill glen itself is a (well-)liked place, undeterred by being awfully small. It has a small passenger car park, a shop (coupled) with toilets and Viator link, the northern entrance into Dovedale.

The river Dove cap is currently entity put smart place. The outlook behind it is a sustainable overflowing management layout.

Dovedale was featured on the 2005 tube programme Seven Natural Wonders as sole of the wonders of the Midlands.

Dovedale is admirable and fashionable with upward of a swarm visitors a year nearing to wonder it's drench wooded sites and ghostly rocks carved into fanciful towers, caves and spires.

The river Dove joins the river varied at Ilam, a hot village with an increment of country green(s) before free-flowing on under the auspices of Mapleton, pagoda Mayfield with an increment of Lower Ellastone, still as the Dove, past Rocester and the through the low lands of Southern Derbyshire near it's spirit to the Trent at Newton Solney.