📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The partner in this project is the Dutch State Forestry, commissioned by the Dutch government to manage a large part of the nature reserves in the Netherlands.
💼 What the programme involves
The participants will do different activities of nature protection like cutting, dredging, pilling up the paths, haymaking and light construction work. You will also work together with other local people who do voluntary nature work. The local rangers are very supportive and looking forward to host you in their beautiful area. ‘The Drentsche Aa\' has been nominated most beautiful landscape of the Netherlands.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will stay at the beautiful situated private campsite of the State Forestry location Oudemolen. The group will cook for themselves in a barn that is equipped with all cooking facilities. There is one shower and one toilet. Bicycles will we provided, this will be your transportation to the various worksites.
Specific information about the accommodation will be announced as soon as possible.
📍 About the location
The ‘Drentsche Aa\' area is a varied old cultural landscape, shaped by age old interplay of agriculture and nature. The ‘Drentsche Aa\' is also the name of the stream that meanders through thisarea and creates a typical landscape that is declared National Park. It includes 16 authentic villages.
Of course, the camp leaders and partner organization will encourage the volunteers to put forward their own ideas for a recreational program, but in this project it is a tradition that activities are being suggested and/or organised by State Forestry, e.g. a 'mudwalking' tour on the ‘bottom\' of the Wadden area; a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the world\'s largest area of intertidal sand and mudflats. A unique experience! Other activities during the week can be swimming, bicycling, visiting the flourishing city of Groningen or the Westerbork transit 16 camp (where Anne Frank was prisoned).
⚠️ Requirements
A must bring (obligated)
•€ 50,-in cash to be paid upon arrival (so please bring this with you!)*
•Old working clothes, solid work shoesand rubber boots
•Rain is spread out over the year, so bring warm clothes, a raincoat and a swimming suit
•High shoes for the mudwalking experience, they get very dirty/damaged.
Wise to bring
•Recipes from your own country
•Driver’s license that is valid in Holland, in case you have one
•Sunglassesand something on your head against the sun!
Nice to bring
•Musical instruments, I-pods, ideas for games/activities•Energy, enthusiasm and an open mind!
•A sense of humor ☺
* This fee is spend on food, utilities or transportation during the projects (renting bikes, buying bus-of train tickets or getting groceries for the group of volunteers) and has to be paid on arrival at the work camp.
Specific information about the accommodation will be announced as soon as possible.
ℹ️ Additional information
Specific information about the accommodation will be announced as soon as possible.
