Dovedale

Abstract

MB. ROBERT McDouoALL, of Manchester, has presented to the National Trust further sections of Dovedale. The dale lies partly in Derbyshire and partly in Staffordshire, and it was recently announced in Parliament that steps were being taken by the local authorities concerned for the planning of the whole area. This announcement was warmly welcomed by the National Trust. Now Mr. McDougall has added to his previous gifts ‘52 acres in Biggin Dale which joins Wolfscote Daleas the upper part of the Dove valley is calledon the Derbyshire side some way above the land recently given by Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. Biggin Dale is a dry limestone gorge of great beauty. The new property, on its north-western side, consists of steep grass slopes with picturesque screes and some timber and hawthorn bushes, and from it there are arresting views down the Dove valley. There are also fine views across to the Staffordshire side of the Dove valley where the Peasland Rocks stand out boldly. Above the property is Wolfscote Hill (1,272 ft.) which, with its long ridge, is a great landmark in the neighbourhood.