Dovedale

Dovedale is a limestone valley in the Peak District of England, extending just over three miles between Milldale and a wooded ravine near Thorpe Cloud. Its bedrock formed from the fossilized remains of sea creatures that lived in a shallow sea over the area during the Carboniferous period, about 350 million years ago. During past ice ages, glacial meltwater carved the limestone into distinctive rocky formations and dry caves, producing features such as the Dove Holes caves and the isolated 942-foot limestone hill Thorpe Cloud. The River Dove, a 45-mile trout stream, runs through the valley, crossed in places by stepping stones, and the site is owned largely by the National Trust, drawing about a million visitors a year. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/