The Wild Mane Project

23/04/2026

We are out and about today.

Come and see us. Tameside Proud To Be Me.

19/04/2026

The kids did amazing today at the Wild Child Club 👏 Some serious skills here 👌 Plus take a look at their Mandela ♥️

16/04/2026

If you’re looking for something for the kids on a Sunday…
that isn’t busy or loud…
We run a small Wild Child Club at 12pm

It’s outside, with the ponies.
Some weeks they’ll be doing groundwork with the ponies &
some weeks it’s outdoor wilderness skills.

Wild Child Club
Sundays at 12pm
Ages 5+

Bookings here:
https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

16/04/2026

If you’re looking for something for the kids on a Sunday…
that isn’t busy or loud…
We run a small Wild Child Club at 12pm

It’s outside, with the ponies.
Some weeks they’ll be doing groundwork with the ponies &
some weeks it’s outdoor wilderness skills.

Wild Child Club
Sundays at 12pm
Ages 5+

Bookings here:
https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

Last few spots available on the Wild Child Club for tomorrow. Book online, small groups and lots of fun.

Sunday at 12pm
Ages 5+

https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

15/04/2026

Classrooms are older than the oldest person alive 🧑‍🦳
And the model most schools still use today, it was designed over 200 years ago 😞

State education, as we know it, is around 150 years old 🇬🇧
It expanded access, but it didn’t redesign the model, and since then, the world has changed beyond recognition 🌏

Women’s rights have moved forward 👩
Civil rights have reshaped society
We landed on the moon, and through the Artemis program, we’ve set a new record for the furthest distance humans have traveled into space, with a lunar flyby and the clearest pictures we have to date of Earth and the Moon. 🌕
The internet changed how we live 📱
AI is now shaping how we think and work
Hybrid working became normal 💻
A global pandemic reshaped daily life
Two world wars came and went
The Children Act came into force 👶
Young people are now expected to remain in some form of education until 18

And yet, in many places, the classroom still looks the same 🤔

That doesn’t mean schools haven’t changed
And teachers do an incredible job 👏
They are often the first place a child is seen, noticed, safeguarded 🫶
For many, they are the consistency that is needed 🥰

This isn’t about schools
This isn’t about teachers

It’s about the classroom 🏫

The structure hasn’t crucially moved on with the world around it

❌ Rows
❌ Too many rules
❌ Pressure to fit one way

The world moved forward
The classroom hasn't moved with it

So it’s not about removing classrooms altogether, it’s about widening the approach to learning for so many schools 🤔

Science out in the field, not just on a page
Maths that is used, not just answered
Time in woodlands, not just corridors
Museums
Work experience
Local businesses
Real responsibility, real context

Self-esteem, regulation, and self-expression all link to behaviour, learning, and mental wellbeing 🥰

It’s not just about one group of children
It’s about everyone

And when we start to change the structure of classrooms, learning follows, and more children and young people don’t just cope…

they actually take part ♥️

14/04/2026

We’ll be here next week 🫶

AUTISM: Proud to be Me

This is a drop-in event bringing together services, organisations, families and individuals across Tameside, focused on support, understanding, and what’s actually available locally.

The Wild Mane Project will be there, so if you’ve been following us and wondering how our sessions work, or if you are new and want to see what we're about, come and have a chat with us.

If you want to see how that might fit for you or someone you support, come and find us on the day.

📍 Active Oxford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne
🕛 12pm – 7pm (drop in anytime)
📅 Thursday 23rd April

We’ll be there all day, come and find our stall!

11/04/2026

Last few spots available on the Wild Child Club for tomorrow. Book online, small groups and lots of fun.

Sunday at 12pm
Ages 5+

https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

03/04/2026

It's shedding season 🐴🥰
Comfortable mattresses for the birds, but next time you see me, I'll be covered in hair 🤦‍♀️🤣

28/03/2026

The Wild Child Club is not on this week due to the horrendous weather 😭😱🌧️💨 There's not much that put's Courtney and I off, but we have risked assessed the weather tomorrow and it is too slippy to be outdoors with the wet.
We are back on Sunday 12th April, I hope you all have a Wild easter 🐰, and eat lots of chocolate eggs!

28/03/2026

Sometimes “engagement” doesn’t look like joining in at all.

It can look like:

🐴 standing nearby

🐴 watching quietly

🐴 taking time to warm up

We see all of that as part of the process, not a problem to fix. It often means a child, young person or adult is checking things out, building trust, and working out if this feels safe for them. 🌳

🤓Parents, professionals, and those with experience in yourself, how do spot those early signs of engagement, before it looks like full participation?

We would love to hear your stories, big or small, in the comments. 🌳

23/03/2026

I’m a dog owner myself and I’ve seen all the new dog law signs popping up everywhere.

What a lot of people don’t realise is:

that law also covers horses and ponies.

So if you’re walking near fields with horses, ponies or other livestock, please keep your dog on a lead and out of the fields. It protects the animals, and it protects you and your dog under the new law.

21/03/2026

Your weekly dose of pony fun is back tomorrow at Wild Child Club 🐴🌿 Only a couple of spaces left for tomorrow.

Sundays from 12
Ages 5+

The kids who attended last week will know we briefly checked the 'Badger-Cam's', this week I have some funny footage to show you, and we will look through the new cameras and investigate the footage to see what other animals we can find 🦡🎥

Book online at https://www.wildmane.org.uk/clubs-groups

Ponies, wildlife, outdoor skills, and plenty of time in nature on Werneth Low.