📝 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 – 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. An absolute highlight for nature lovers is a 3-day trip to the Alps, where you can go hiking, so bring your hiking boots! 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 all be sleeping in the same room on the first floor, on mattresses. You will prepare and cook meals in groups.
📍 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 the 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. You will receive bikes for the duration of the project, but you will need to make them fit for cycling before heading out on them
⚠️ 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 during this camp can be physically demanding. The camp lasts 4 weeks (Sat – Fri).