📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
If you’re a nature lover, this project is for you! The national nature reserve of LA BASSEE protects exceptional flora and fauna on 855 hectares. It is a mosaic of environments, offering 614 plant species, which represents 40% of the species found throughout the Ile de France and many notable species.
You will take part in highlighting this unique natural heritage by building a bird watching observatory.
💼 What the programme involves
Together with a technical leader, you will take part in the construction of a bird observatory. In addition, you will be at the initiative of tourist pathways through the nature reserve, while offering games and animations around eco-friendly tips and the protection of biodiversity.
You will also organize cultural exchanges with the locals.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will sleep at the local campsite in two-person tents (please bring your sleeping bag and mat) and the group activities and meals will take place in a multipurpose room. The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the preparation of dishes with healthy products from the market and local producers.
📍 About the location
Nested in the hollow part of a small valley, between fields and forests, Gouaix is a dynamic village of the south-east of the Seine et Marne county. Far from the pollution of the city you will be able to benefit from the great outdoors, green spaces, and neighboring rivers, but also the proximity of Paris thanks to a reliable train connection.
You will be one hour away from the center of Paris, 1h10 from the Parc Asterix and only 20 minutes away from the medieval city of Provins, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
⚠️ Requirements
Please bring gardening gloves, good shoes and working clothes. As the nights can be quite cold, remember also to bring warm clothes and a sleeping bag. You will cycle from the accommodation to the workcamp. 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 happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country
ℹ️ Additional information
Meeting point:
Provins train station.
Closest airport:
Paris