Accessing Wildlife: Craft in the Klingenberg Forest

Name: Accessing Wildlife: Craft in the Klingenberg Forest
Start: 2026-08-15
End: 2026-08-29
Location: Klingenberg am Main, Germany

Germany Construction Environment Youth activities Construction Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This is the third time the medieval town of Klingenberg am Main and its Forestry invites an international Workcamp to their community.

💼 What the programme involves

Come to Klingenberg to build bridges between humans and their natural environment. The community is looking forward to your creation of spaces that will allow them to spend time in different natural areas. Be prepared for lots of manual work in the fresh air. The two main tasks involve: • Constructing an observation shack for people who'd like to watch birds and other events in the forest • Constructing a wooden bridge into a small lake Additional small tasks may develop on-site. A special treat is that you're working on the grounds of the raptor station: a place for different bird species like owls, hawks, eagles, and falcons. You will very likely get to meet them personally! Please be aware that ticks can be an issue after spending a lot of time outdoors. In our General Info Sheet you will find suggestions on how you can protect yourself against them. Consider to check whether a vaccination against the tick-borne disease TBE makes sense and is possible in your home country.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You stay in the club house Oskar's Waldhütte in the district of the town called Röllfeld. It is located at the edge of town surrounded by forests. There are mattress dormitories for up to 38 people, a kitchen, showers, and a lounge. The entire group does grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning together. Food will be bought with the camp budget. To minimize our carbon footprint on the planet, we encourage volunteers to reduce meat and try more environmentally friendly meals.

📍 About the location

Klingenberg slowly developed already in the 2nd century! The town is located on the Main River at the edge of the Spessart Nature Park in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia. It is famous for its red wine, so you're sure to be invited to a glass or two The town has a castle and many medieval half-timbered houses. You'll have time to explore the beautiful region and take trips to nearby towns such as Würzburg, Aschaffenburg, and Miltenberg.

ℹ️ Additional information

This camp supports the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development by the United Nations and highlights our contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals defined for Climate Action (13) and Life on Land (15).

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