Cheshire is a county of varied character. On the east the moorlands bordering Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire rise at one point to over 1,900 feet; then comes the fertile plain, which includes the Forest of Delamere and many large parks; further west is the peninsula of Wirral, bounded on either side by the estuaries of Mersey and Dee, and culminating in a short coastline and the three islands of Hilbre.