📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
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💼 What the programme involves
You ll be helping the surrounding communities with mowing fields and collecting hay. Sometimes, the fields are on a slope and are difficult to reach with machines. In nearby orchards, you ll be repairing fences and protecting trees from being gnawed away by sheep. You ll take care of rough grazing land, in order to conserve the habitats of endangered plants and animals. You ll also be pulling out small tree saplings from the meadow in order to prevent them spreading in this particular habitat i therefore learning a lot about conservation in the process. For one week you ll be at the Domberg Hill at Freising, where you ll be working on paths to protect them from erosion and repairing sheep shelters and fences around the meadow. The work assignment will be led by specialist Tobias Oehmen, who will be able to share his knowledge about nature and the benefits of your contribution. An absolute highlight for nature lovers is a 4-day trip to the Alps, where you can go hiking, so bring your hiking bootsNote about the project: If you are someone who wants to spend time amongst nature, enjoys walking, hiking and can ride a bike, then we can t wait to work with you When working amongst nature, some resistance to weather conditions is necessary. The desire to cook is also an advantage when applying to this camp, because you ll be cooking your own meals and shopping for your own ingredients, including some free packages from certain shops in Freising.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Cosy, self-catering house for nature lovers, 7km outside of Freising in an idyllic hillside location. You will cook your own meals together.
📍 About the location
You can reach Freising by bike along the river Isar. From there, the S-Bahn train travels to Munich. In Munich you have the opportunity to visit many museums, the English Garden or the famous Munich Hofbrauhaus. In the area surrounding Munich and in the Alps, you can go hiking and enjoy nature. Due to the close proximity to Hallertau, the largest hop-growing region in the world, there are many typical beer gardens around. It s also possible to go on hiking tours with the river Amper tour guides of the Friesing district.
⚠️ Requirements
You must be able to ride a bike. Ankle-high hiking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are absolutely necessary, since you ll need them for not only working, but also hiking
ℹ️ Additional information
The work involved is physically demanding. This camp lasts 4 weeks.