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BAYWATCH 1 : PROTECTING COASTAL WILDLIFE

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About the project

BAYWATCH 1 : PROTECTING COASTAL WILDLIFE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Baie de Somme Joint Syndicate is a new partner of Concordia. This summer, they organize four different projects, all focused on protecting coastal nature and biodiversity, especially with tourism. This project helps raise awareness while involving international volunteers in a real experience. Local partners will welcome you and make sure your stay is safe, friendly, and interesting. You will meet local people, tourists, and organizations, which will help you discover the area and share cultures.

💼 What the programme involves

Join us on the coast and take part in a project to protect dunes and beaches! Your mission will be to inform visitors about good practices, especially during the nesting season of little plovers, to protect these fragile birds and their natural habitat. You will create and run information stands, prepare and lead awareness activities, and organize educational walks for people staying in local campsites. You will meet visitors, share your knowledge, and encourage them to respect the environment. This project is a real experience in environmental education. You will learn about the impact of tourism on natural areas and why it is important to protect them. Come discover a unique natural area, between dunes and beaches, and help protect it!

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will stay in your own tent at “Camping des oiseaux”. A big shared tent will be used for meals and group time, and as a shelter if it rains. Toilets and showers are available at the campsite. Group life is an important part of the experience: everyone helps with daily tasks and cooking. A budget will be managed to buy food, with a focus on fresh, local, and seasonal products for healthy meals.

📍 About the location

The project takes place in the Baie de Somme, a beautiful natural area with dunes, marshes, and wetlands. It is a “Grand Site de France“ and attracts many visitors, so protecting nature is very important. You will also have the chance to visit places like the Samara archaeological park or World War I sites. In summer, there are markets, festivals, and local events. Fort-Mahon-Plage is a popular seaside town in summer. There, you will meet many tourists and apply your awareness in real situations. This project combines environmental action, discovery of nature and culture, and meeting local people.

⚠️ Requirements

Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues arise on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country. This project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) program for young people between 18 and 30. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria. The participation to ESC volunteering teams is subjected to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en - volunteers do not have to pay any fee (neither sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project and will receive financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established depending on their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets; - volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the ESC Portal; then Concordia France will organise their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project; - volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on the basis of 8€/day, once they arrive at the project in France; - volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal. Your tickets have to be uploaded on the CONFIRMATION FORM. Please fill the confirmation form when you receive the Infosheet. This is MANDATORY for all ESC participants. If you fail to provide your transport tickets on time, your participation may be cancelled. The tickets have to be shared a month before the project. In the case of last minute application, the delay will be of two days.

ℹ️ Additional information

Please bring good shoes, working clothes and a swimsuit. As nights can be quite cold, remember also to bring warm clothes, a sleeping bag and a mattress for more comfort. You can also bring traditional recipes from your home country/region, an instrument of music and games.

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📅 Available sessions

CONCF-28025A-ESC

01/07/2026 → 15/07/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 7
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Fort-Mahon-Plage, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:22 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English