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Riverside Park

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.27706, -2.13914

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water Fern · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Lyme South Perimeter WalkWalking route11 km
Named routeLength 11 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Riding the RidgesMountain bike route
Named route
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Macclesfield Riverside Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Macclesfield Riverside Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West ParkUrban park1.5 km→🦉RIVERSIDE PARK, MACCLESFIELDNature reserve200 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱South ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Bollington Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→🌱Bollington CenotaphUrban park3.5 km→

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