The Wild Mane Project

The Wild Mane Project A local not-for-profit project based in Tameside. Also offering workshop for all the community

With the help of our ponies & nature, we help people build confidence, develop life skills, improve emotional wellbeing, and overcome some of lifes challenges.

🌳 Nature Craft Workshop 🎨Not every craft session needs glitter and glue.Sometimes all you need is fresh air, leaves, sti...
26/07/2026

🌳 Nature Craft Workshop 🎨

Not every craft session needs glitter and glue.

Sometimes all you need is fresh air, leaves, sticks, flowers and a little imagination 🙌

Join us for an hour of outdoor nature crafts where children can create using natural materials, explore the field and woodland, and take home something they've made themselves ♥️

A relaxed outdoor session with plenty of creativity 🦋

🍃 Tuesday 25th August
⏰ 10am
💷 £12 per child
📍 The Wild Mane Project, Dane Bank, Denton

One accompanying adult per child is welcome to stay, or children can be left with us if appropriate.

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

🪱 Build Your Own Wormery 🪱Did you know that worms are some of nature's hardest workers? 🙌Join us for a hands-on outdoor ...
26/07/2026

🪱 Build Your Own Wormery 🪱

Did you know that worms are some of nature's hardest workers? 🙌

Join us for a hands-on outdoor session where you'll discover the amazing world beneath your feet.

Together we'll:
Build a giant wormery for The Wild Mane Project 🪱
Create your own wormery to take home 🔍 Explore horse manure and discover the tiny creatures that help keep our environment healthy 🐴
Learn why worms are so important to our wildlife and gardens 🌳

It's a fun session where children can get stuck in, ask questions and take home something they'll be able to watch and learn from for days afterwards.

📅 Thursday 20th August
💷 £12 per child
📍 The Wild Mane Project, Dane Bank, Denton

Spaces are limited ✋️

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

Only one week into the school holidays, and already running out of ideas? ☀️The summer holidays have just begun! While t...
26/07/2026

Only one week into the school holidays, and already running out of ideas? ☀️

The summer holidays have just begun!

While the freedom is great, it does not take long for that familiar question to pop up: "What are we doing today?" 🤦‍♀️

Before the screen-time routine sets in, let's kick off the summer with something truly special.

We are hosting our Upcycled Bug Hotel Workshop! 🐜✨

For one hour, we are stepping outside and getting hands-on with nature.

Together, we will build a large Bug Hotel using a mix of natural materials, upcycled items and treasures collected from nature.

Help decide how the Bug Hotel is built, discover what different insects need to thrive, and create signs to identify the different habitats within it. Every piece they add will help create a home for wildlife while they build, create and learn together.

If you're out on a walk before the session, why not collect a few pine cones, twigs, seed heads or other natural materials to bring along? We'd love to include them in our Bug Hotel.

📅 Friday 6th August
⏰ 10:00am
💷 £12 per child
📍 The Wild Mane Project, Dane Bank, Denton
🧒 Ages 5-18

Spaces are limited, so booking is essential.

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

📱 The Wild Mane Family QR Quest 🕵️Can your family crack the code?Work as a team to follow our QR trail. Scan video clues...
25/07/2026

📱 The Wild Mane Family QR Quest 🕵️

Can your family crack the code?

Work as a team to follow our QR trail. Scan video clues, discover secret numbers, solve puzzles, and crack the final code!

🧩No queues, no waiting: Each team starts at a different point so everyone gets their own space and adventure.
Fun for all generations: Built perfectly for families, friends, kids, and grandparents working together.
Guaranteed prizes: Every child receives an official Wild Mane Challenge Badge & Certificate! 🏅
Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
We can adapt routes where possible to meet your accessibility requirements.

📅 Saturday 15th August
💷 Only £6.50 per person (minimum team of 2) Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
📍Dane Bank, Denton

Grab your team's spot before they sell out! 👇

👉 Book via our website https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

Over 2,000 of you have reacted to Monty's story, with hundreds of messages, comments and shares. Every single act of kin...
17/07/2026

Over 2,000 of you have reacted to Monty's story, with hundreds of messages, comments and shares. Every single act of kindness has meant so much to me, my family, the team and, most importantly, Monty.

Monty isn't just one of our therapeutic ponies. He's part of my family, and seeing so many people care about him has meant more than I can ever express.

A special thank you to the Dane Bank community. Thank you for looking out for us, caring about our ponies, and being our eyes and ears. We really do appreciate you!

The Wild Mane Project was built on five simple values (Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Respect Animals, Respect Nature, Respect Equipment). They guide everything we do and everything we teach. Seeing so many of you share those same values over the last day has reminded me why this project is so important.

Thank you for continuing to support us, our participants and our wonderful ponies. 🤎

Today, Emma and I were absolutely heartbroken to discover what someone had done to our kind and gentle Monty.At some poi...
16/07/2026

Today, Emma and I were absolutely heartbroken to discover what someone had done to our kind and gentle Monty.

At some point, one or more people poured beer all over him. His coat was sticky, discoloured and bleached in places. We tried to give him a bath, but instead of the pony who usually enjoys being washed, we found a frightened horse who flinched every time the water touched him. It took us nearly an hour to help him feel safe enough to let us near him.

In the end, we couldn't bathe him. The only thing we could do was gently work through his coat with wet brushes, taking things at his pace.

Beer isn't harmless. The sugars and other ingredients can strip the natural oils from a horse's coat, leaving it dry, damaged and uncomfortable. For horses that live outdoors, those natural oils are important for protecting their skin and coat from the weather.

What hurts even more is the emotional impact. Monty is a trained therapeutic pony who spends his days helping children and adults who need a safe, calm and trusting relationship. Today, it was our turn to help him rebuild that trust.

We are devastated that someone thought this was acceptable.

This incident has been reported to the police. If anyone witnessed anything suspicious or has any information, however small it may seem, please get in touch with us or contact the police quoting the Crime Reference Number 3030 16/07/2026.

Please remember that these are not just horses in a field. They are much-loved animals, and for many people they are a lifeline.

EDIT:

Thank you to everyone who has reached out and supported Monty and The Wild Mane Project.

The good news is that today Monty was much more himself. He had a bath and then immediately rolled in the dirt, which felt like a very good sign.

What happened to Monty was wrong. It doesn't reflect the values we teach every day.

We believe people can learn. We believe people can change. At The Wild Mane Project, we believe in teaching, not shaming. We believe in teaching those values to everyone. Respect Yourself. Respect Others. Respect Animals. Respect Nature. Respect Equipment.

Whatever your age, your past or your circumstances, they're values for life.

Thank you again for standing with Monty and with The Wild Mane Project. 🐴🌳

This week, I think participants and ponies have enjoyed the water activities in this hot weather ☀️💦🐴
11/07/2026

This week, I think participants and ponies have enjoyed the water activities in this hot weather ☀️💦🐴

Some of you may remember we ran a competition to help Name Our Foal at Tameside's Proud To Be Me Autism Event and Mottra...
26/06/2026

Some of you may remember we ran a competition to help Name Our Foal at Tameside's Proud To Be Me Autism Event and Mottram Show. 🐴

The response was incredible – thank you to everyone who took the time to enter. ❤️

We had some brilliant suggestions... Blossom ❤️ Cleo ❤️ Keith 🤣

At the time, we didn't know whether Skyla was expecting a c**t (boy) or a filly (girl)...

We had a girl, so in the end, we chose Daisy. 🌼

A huge thank you to David Forshaw and team for the winning suggestion. Your name will now be part of The Wild Mane Project for years to come, and that's something really special. 👏🙌

With the weather being so hot 🥵 the horses need so much hydration. In the summer grazing field where they are now, we h...
24/06/2026

With the weather being so hot 🥵 the horses need so much hydration. In the summer grazing field where they are now, we have a bath for the horses to drink from 🐴
This is not just any bath, this is the most community monitored bath you have ever seen 😀 This bath actually has a drain from a residents shed, straight into the bath 🙌
The residents that are near the bath, fill this bath with their own water 💧 saving us going with the water bladder as much.
These residents are amazing and we are so grateful for their help.
Give them a cheer 🙌👏💧🐴

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