Editing Derwent Reservoir (Derbyshire) (section)

== Countryside ==
[[File:Derwent dam.jpg|thumb|The base of the dam (2001)]]
The majority of the land around the reservoir is owned by [[Severn Trent|Severn Trent Water]], and of that around half is woodland. The woods consist predominantly of [[larch]], [[pine]], and [[spruce]] conifers, with the remaining third mainly [[Acer pseudoplatanus|sycamore]], [[beech]] and [[oak]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The hills of the [[Peak District]] are given over to the pasture of sheep, leased to local farmers. The [[moorland]]s and [[gritstone]] edges are criss-crossed by footpaths open year-round other than during selected shooting periods.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

A stone memorial to Tip, a sheepdog, stands on the bank of the reservoir. Tip remained with the body of local shepherd, Joseph Tagg, for 105 days after he died on Howden Moor in the winter of 1953-54. Tip was awarded the Bronze Medal of the [[Dogs Trust|Canine Defence League]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Goddard|first=Jane|date=21 February 2018|title=Faithful Tip maintained a 105-day vigil next to his fallen master|language=en-GB|work=DerbyshireLive|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/nostalgia/faithful-tips-105-day-vigil-1242193|access-date=14 October 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>