Riverside Park — Attraction in Macclesfield

Lots of dog poo on the path. Very busy. Good parking with better than expected toilets. Very well maintained. Some nice plants and features along the way. Why three stars and not four? Well as a place where young children are taken there was far too much dog mess, and as a place for grown ups there is very little of interest there. The river has no meandering and its banks are overgrown. The main path is dead straight following the railway, and most dogs...

Riverside park is a little oasis of calm just next to town. The Bollin flows alongside the pathway and field walks and on this section you can walk from Macclesfield to Prestbury. It is very popular with dog walkers and runners ( me included ) and is fabulous for spotting heron, buzzards and kingfishers. April to November has long horn cattle freely grazing there too....

This is a lovely walk as part of the Bollin Way Valley trail. There is a free carpark with amenities like toilets. A great place to walk the dog. There is a mixture of woodland trails and open fields. (Which can get very muddy) Sometimes you'll see roaming cattle. There is a designated path for those wanting to walk a...