Restoration of the Tío Juanete corral, recovery of the Malviaje fountain and maintenance of landscapes of the Chera – Sot de Chera Natural Park.
Accomodation & food:
Hostel Fidel García Guzmán, in La Fuente 58 street, Chera, Valencia
Location & leisure:
Chera is a municipality in the Comunitat Valenciana, in the province of Valencia, in the Requena-Utiel region. It is located 17 km from Requena, in the interior of the province of Valencia, and less than an hour from Valencia capital. Immersed in an enveloping tranquility and stillness, the town is located inside a huge tectonic trench formed sixty-five million years ago and surrounded by steep peaks up to 1,176 m high. Its economy is fundamentally based on rural tourism and mountain agriculture, where the cultivation of almond and olive trees stands out. It is the seat of the Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park, also the first geological park in the Valencian Community and one of the three existing in Spain.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Chera (valencia)
Language(s):
English
Airport:
VLC: Valencia (Valencia, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
Some technical tasks will carry out in the framework of the LIFE Resque AlPyr Project the technical support of the Sorelló staff. Its objective is the restoration of mountain lakes, recovering their natural state. Control tasks will be carried out with technicians from the Sorellona Association.
The tasks are described below:
- Aquatic fauna sampling:
fish, amphibians and reptiles. The participants will learn to identify the aquatic fauna, they will describe her physiologic characteristics and they will recognise her value. - Restore an others mountain habitats
Accomodation & food:
The volunteers will stay in 2 differents places: the "Casa Bringué", Ginestarre, and the "Xalet de l'Esperit", both shelters in the "Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i l'Estany de Sant Maurici".The Associació la Sorellona provides the participants a place with beds, toilets, showers and a space to cook. The menu will be omnivorous. For a special diet will be necessary to inform previously (allergies, intolerances, vegetarianism, etc.)
Location & leisure:
Complementary activities can be classified according to their objectives:
Nature workshops:
- Biodiversity marathon; for 3 hours the participants will have to discover the environment.- Identification of different plant species and animal tracks.- Construction of canteens; a feeder so that the participants can take it and hang it in an area near their home, so that they can continue with the hobby of observing nature.
- "Field notebook" workshop:
to introduce the naturalist world, a field notebook will be created to record and draw the day's observations.Games and dynamics.
Assemblies:
they are a very important space for each young person to express their feelings and concerns without being judged, and it allows the team of educators to identify conflicts and resolve them.
Discovery of the environment:
a short weekend trip will be made to discover the surroundings and the villages of the Valley. Take advantage of the approach path to the technical works to discover the natural sites of the Pyrenees. In the afternoons with free time available, activities will be held to strengthen the group's personal relationships and knowledge of the nearby environment.
Age:
18-29
Location:
Esterri de cardós i la vall de boí, pallars sobirà and alta ribagorça. catalonia
Language(s):
English
Airport:
BCN: Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteers
The task of the volunteers will be cleaning the river path of Somiedo. The river of Somiedo is a 22 km natural area and it has several arms goes into the small towns around. This river is the principal hydraulic energy source of the area. Unfortunately in the last years there have been lots of environmental problems showed up in the area. Increase in plastic waste and trashes in the river and also the invasive plants that are growing uncontrollably causing a huge problem in the area.The main task of the volunteers will be cleaning the river bed that has been filled with trash for so many years. Also, there may be other works to support the local community, such as supporting the local events, making promotion etc. The river bed can be quite dangerous as there are slippery rocks. Volunteers should bring shoes to wear in the water or working boots.
Accomodation & food:
Basic municipal school with bunk beds. There will be two big rooms for the use of the volunteers. There is a fully equipped kitchen for the use of the volunteers and also bathrooms and showers. There is no sheets or pillow covers. Sleeping bag is required.
Location & leisure:
Somiedo (in Asturian, Somiedu) is a council of the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias. It limits to the north with Belmonte de Miranda, to the east with Teverga, to the west with Tineo and Cangas del Narcea and to the south with the province of León.It is the second municipality with the lowest population density[citation needed]. The entire council is part of the Somiedo Natural Park, having been declared a Biosphere Reserve.There are so many lakes and paths for hiking around where the volunteers can organise it together with their camp leaders. Unfortunately the are is not very well connected in terms of local transportation.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Pola de somiedo, asturias
Language(s):
English
Airport:
OVD: Asturias (Aviles, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
The volunteers will be supporting the summer school for the locals by creating workshops for kids from 3 to 10 years old. The idea will be creating games and to be the first contact in English communication for those kids that they don´t have the opportunity to learn and practice English language. The workshops will be done in the kindergarten together with the school responsables. Still the volunteers have to be able to self organised and create some workshops and games without any guidance. As in this camp we are collaborating with the municipality of Villanueva de Algaidas, sometimes they need help in other tasks. The volunteers could be also asked to support the some other tasks such as helping out in the fairs or doing manual work like painting, trying to keep the streets and environment tidy, gardening in the parks of the municipality and helping in the irrigation and maintenance of the local parks, as there is a deficit of keepers and the Town Hall needs support, as well as helping in other tasks that may be required.
Accomodation & food:
The accommodation will be in a youth hostel that belongs to the town hall which is occasionally used by pilgrims on the way to Santiago. The hostel is simple with one big room for everyone with bunk beds but provides everything that the volunteers need. Has a kitchen a nice living room and two showers. However, volunteers will have free entrance to the swimming pool so they can also use these facilities.
Location & leisure:
Villanueva de Algaidas is located in the Famous Costa del Sol, 60 km away from Malaga, where you can enjoy the greenery of the olive groves and the brilliant white of the farmhouses, or go for a bike ride in the country; these are just some of the options waiting for you in Villanueva de Algaidas. This district, in the northwest of the Malaga region, and offers multiple options for combining activities, flavors and experiences as you wish. Villanueva de Algaidas is reach in archaeological and patrimonial sites such as a complex of tombs, almost 3500 years old, the los Alcaides Necropolis. The archaeological remains are evidence of the presence of man in the area since the Copper Age. Two 9th century cave chapels move us forward through the centuries until 1566, date on which the Franciscan convent was founded, marking the birth of what is today known as Villanueva de Algaidas known as the Convent of Nuestra Senora de la Consolacion. There are two Mozarabic chapels lie very close to the ruins of the convent and will transport you even further back in time and other old sites.Even there are lots of places to visit, the local transtportataion in the area is not very good connected.
Requirements:
If we can keep the work with the kids of the town, the criminal record will be required.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Villanueva de algaidas, malaga
Language(s):
English
Airport:
AGP: Malaga (Malaga, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
The main purpose of this environmental work camp is to perform the tasks to conserve the space around the river creek Camanegre. The participants will be involved in the cleaning and monitoring activities. It will be an unique opportunity for participants to observe the aquatic fauna of the creek and touch the incredible nature of the area.
The different technical tasks that volunteers will carry on will be:
- Improvement of forest and river habitats:
participants will support various tasks such as the eradication of allochthonous plants, vegetation of riverbanks and other areas, conditioning of areas of interest, irrigation in summer, etc.
- Biodiversity monitoring:
whenever possible, participants will monitor certain groups of fauna of scientific interest, such as turtles, macroinvertebrates, butterflies, birds and mammals.
Accomodation & food:
The stay will take place in the facilities of the public school of the municipality of Catllar, "Institut Escola l'Agulla". The participants of the camp will have at their disposal the gym, an area where the base camp will be set up.The school is located in the upper part of the municipality, close to the town center and the technical works area. In the gym there will be a rest area for mats and luggage. The area will not be separated by walls and there will be no gender distinctions in terms of layout. - Changing rooms and toilets are indoors and are separated by gender. Hot water is available.- Still not sure if WiFi will be available.
- Heating:
even though it is quite hot we recommend to bring at least a change of long trousers and a long sleeved t-shirt.
- Food:
lunches and dinners will be catered.An area with a fridge and tables will be set up to store breakfast and snacks, and volunteers are not required to cook.If any person requires a specific diet, such as celiac or vegan, they must specify it at the time of registration.
Location & leisure:
Altafulla is a municipality of medieval origin in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia. Nestled on thesoutheastern slope of a mountain of 52 meters high, along the Mediterranean coast, belongs to the region of Tarragonès and is framed in the natural and historical supra-regional area of Camp de Tarragona and the sub-region of Baix Gaià. Although written documentation places its beginnings in the eleventh century, when the river was the border between the Catalan counties and the kingdom of Al-Andalus, archaeological excavations indicate that the origins of the fortification date back to the Muslim period or even earlier.On the coast is one of the last forests that extend along the sea in Catalonia, part of which is a small nature reserve (under the Special Plan for Environmental Protection and Landscape Tamarit-Punta de la Móra). Also on the coast, it is home to the remains of the Roman Villa of Els Munts, which is part of a larger ensemble declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Gaià river "flows" into the sea, its last stretch being a small nature reserve and refuge for songbirds (Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvatge de la Desembocadura del Gaià), although due to the reservoirs upstream, it carries very little water in this last stretch, forming a small marsh separated from the sea by a sand bar. This wildlife reserve is managed by L'Hort de la Sínia, a center for ecological agriculture, learning and activities.During the afternoons, volunteers will participate in complementary and leisure time activities: workshops, fauna observation, excursions, debates and other activities that will be prepared between all the volunteers. There will be the option to organize extra activities with extra cost depending on what the volunteers want to do. For example, an excursion to Port Aventura World Park.
Age:
18-29
Location:
Altafulla,tarragonès. catalunya.
Language(s):
English
Airport:
BCN: Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
The aim of this workcamp is to preserve the natural reserve area surrounding called "Fonts del rio Algar". More concretely, the work will be mainly dedicated to parks and gardens maintenance or "arboretum": removing the over-grown grass, weeding some parts of the grasslands and the edge of the woods, maintaining footpaths. Volunteers will also take part in the clean-up of some areas of the reserve where building waste has been found and if time allows it, they will carry out some painting works around the centre. There will be other additional tasks to change the daily routine of the volunteers. In each camp, the volunteers will work on a mosaic wall composed of old tiles and pebbles to decorate the area and the volunteer house. Aslo there will one day of social work with the youngsters of thown in the local youth center.
Accomodation & food:
In a small rural house, some kilometres away from the village centre, with 2 different rooms. No need to bring a mattress but bring lower sheets and a summer sleeping bag is necessary. The centre is equipped with showers and WC.The food is provided by our campleaders and the volunteers will be cooking in groups by the guidance of our campleader.
Location & leisure:
The municipality is located in the province of Alicante, in the northern part of the Marina Baixa region, 10 km from the coast and 42 km from the city of Alicante.Algar Waterfalls at only 15 km from Benidorm and 3 km from the center of Callosa. This area was declared a Wetland protected by the Valencian Government. It is a park about the importance of water as an environmental resource, economical and cultural. The visit is a route through a circuit of 1.5 km in length along, where you can walk through the bed of the river Algar, see the spectacular waterfalls and the numerous sources, the "tolls" (pools of water) where you can take refreshing swims in crystal clear water, the old dam, the imposing century-old canal and ditches still in use.Apart from the Waterfalls, there are other interesting sites in Callosa like the cultural heritage of the town, old narrow streets in the center. Also, there are several beautiful hiking routes around Callosa. One of the most spectacular places is El Fort de Bèrnia.Not far from Callosa, you can visit a town called Guadalest which has an ancient castle. Also, Altea, another beautiful town near the sea can be visited. The beach is not far from the house and somedays, the volunteers can take a trip to the beach of Altea.
Requirements:
The extra fee has be paid by card ( in the exceptional cases we can accept bank transfer as well) 3 weeks before the camp as a confirmation of participation. If we don't recieve the fee and the flight/bus tickets of the volunteer, we will consider that she/he will not attending to project and we will give opportunity to other volunteers that are on the waiting list.
Age:
15-17
Location:
Callosa en sarria, alicante
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ALC: Alicante (Alicante, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
. Removal and cleaning of existing vegetation, both inside and outside as well as on the perimeter of the archaeological structures . Manual cleaning and scraping building elements (walls, floors, etc.), in order to remove harmful vegetation that may damage architectural elements. All archaeological objects found will be collected, documented and stored for further study. . Implementing archaeological methodology to excavate certain structures, strictly recording the stratigraphy of deposition levels and the construction units that may be present in the subsoil. During this process, all archaeological material will be collected. An archaeological sounding is also planned. . Recording all the archaeological materials collected, for further research and subsequent storage in the Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid (Regional Archaeological Museum in Madrid Region), as regulatory required.
Accomodation & food:
Los Batanes Youth Hostel Ctra. de Cotos, s/n. Finca los Batanes 28740 Rascafría. Madrid The food will be made at the hostel and will consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a mid-morning snack https://www.comunidad.madrid/centros/albergue-juvenil-batanes
Location & leisure:
Rascafría, together with Oteruelo del Valle, is located in the Alto del Lozoya Valley, in the northwestern part of the Community of Madrid, in the Sierra de Guadarrama, a place of extraordinary beauty declared a National Park in 2013. Historically, the Paular Valley has been linked to the Batanes Estate as an industrial development model linked to sustainable use of resources, such as the use of different hydraulic devices to harness water power. This year, the proposed actions are a continuation of those of previous workcamps, and are intended to add value to the remains of these infrastructures as well as other conservation measures. In the volunteer camp, not everything is work, and you will have the opportunity to enjoy leisure and free time activities: • Visit to the historic center and other tourist attractions in Madrid, such as Plaza España, Gran Vía and El Retiro Park. Visit to the Museo Arqueológico Regional. • Excursion to Alcalá de Henares and visit to the archaeological site of Complutum. • Visit to the Monastery of Santa María del Paular. • Sports activities: mountain biking and interpretive hiking tours. • Workshops on orientation in nature, collaborative games, archery, swimming, etc.
Requirements:
Required documents - ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Rascafría
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MAD: Barajas (Madrid, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
. Removal and cleaning of existing vegetation, both inside and outside as well as on the perimeter of the archaeological structures . Manual cleaning and scraping building elements (walls, floors, etc.), in order to remove harmful vegetation that may damage architectural elements. All archaeological objects found will be collected, documented and stored for further study. . Implementing archaeological methodology to excavate certain structures, strictly recording the stratigraphy of deposition levels and the construction units that may be present in the subsoil. During this process, all archaeological material will be collected. An archaeological sounding is also planned. . Recording all the archaeological materials collected, for further research and subsequent storage in the Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid (Regional Archaeological Museum in Madrid Region), as regulatory required.
Accomodation & food:
Los Batanes Youth Hostel Ctra. de Cotos, s/n. Finca los Batanes 28740 Rascafría. Madrid The food will be made at the hostel and will consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a mid-morning snack https://www.comunidad.madrid/centros/albergue-juvenil-batanes
Location & leisure:
Rascafría, together with Oteruelo del Valle, is located in the Alto del Lozoya Valley, in the northwestern part of the Community of Madrid, in the Sierra de Guadarrama, a place of extraordinary beauty declared a National Park in 2013. Historically, the Paular Valley has been linked to the Batanes Estate as an industrial development model linked to sustainable use of resources, such as the use of different hydraulic devices to harness water power. This year, the proposed actions are a continuation of those of previous workcamps, and are intended to add value to the remains of these infrastructures as well as other conservation measures. In the volunteer camp, not everything is work, and you will have the opportunity to enjoy leisure and free time activities: • Visit to the historic center and other tourist attractions in Madrid, such as Plaza España, Gran Vía and El Retiro Park. Visit to the Museo Arqueológico Regional. • Excursion to Alcalá de Henares and visit to the archaeological site of Complutum. • Visit to the Monastery of Santa María del Paular. • Sports activities: mountain biking and interpretive hiking tours. • Workshops on orientation in nature, collaborative games, archery, swimming, etc.
Requirements:
Required documents - ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Rascafría
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MAD: Barajas (Madrid, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
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