Dog Walking Areas
| Location | Restrictions |
| Henley Lake | All areas that are controlled by the Henley Lake Management Plan with the exception of leash restrictions imposed between 1 August and 30 November in signposted areas of the wetlands to protect breeding birds. Please be aware birds may be nesting in other areas. |
| Lansdowne Recreation Trail | Including Ngāti te Korou Reserve. |
| Waipoua River | Banks up to and including the top of the stop bank. |
| Waingawa Northern River Bank and South Road | South from the intersection with Manaia Road South. |
| Castlepoint Beach | Beachfront north of the DOC reserve (also known as the Basin), excluding the far end of the reef where birds breed (by the area known as ‘the gap’) and the period between 20 December and 31 January. |
| Riversdale Beach | Beachfront (excluding the northern end and Southern Reserve where birds breed) except between 20 December and 31 January. |
| Ruamāhunga River bank | Town side north of Te Ore Ore Road bridge, including Percy’s Reserve. |
| Renall Street | Railway reserve. |
We ask that you keep your dog on a lead in the following places:
- Areas zoned urban in the District Plan, outside the dog-prohibited area.
- Any area developed or marked out as a sports field during sporting events, or any outdoor court, skateboard park or cycle park.
- The coastal settlement of Riversdale and Castlepoint between 20 December and 31 January.
- Northern end of Riversdale Beach (north of the estuary).
- Southern Reserve at Riversdale Beach.
- Far end of the reef at Castlepoint Beach, by the area known as ‘the gap’.
- Signposted areas of Henley Lake between 1 August and 30 November.
You can see the locations of our dog poo bins on our online map viewer.
