🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🌿 Nature Conservation, Invasive Species Removal & Outdoor Community Life in the Basque Region 🏕️

Wet moorland, mountain fences, invasive exotic species, and a team of volunteers working to protect some of the Basque region’s most precious natural sites. This ESC team project in France is for people who want to do conservation work that is genuinely hands-on — no office, no screen, just nature and the people you are working with.

Association Concordia — through Concordia Aquitaine — has created this project in collaboration with nature specialists from the area and the Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels (Conservatory of Natural Areas). Together, they are opening their work to international volunteers willing to get stuck into real conservation tasks across multiple natural sites in the Basque region.

What Is This Role About?

The project focuses on protecting natural sites in the Basque region through practical, physical conservation work. Volunteers move between different sites in the middle of nature, contributing to tasks that require care, teamwork, and a genuine connection to the landscape around them.

Activities

🌿 Cutting down and removing invasive exotic species on wet moorland — careful, essential work for protecting native ecosystems

🏔️ Repairing and installing fences in mountain areas

🌍 Working across different natural sites in the Basque region throughout the project

🍳 Preparing meals together — using locally sourced and seasonal products where possible

🏕️ Participating in community life — cleaning, activities, and shared responsibilities on the camping site

Who Should Apply?

The profile for this project is deliberately open — what matters is motivation and the willingness to share a collective experience.

🔹 No specific background required — motivation and enthusiasm for the project are what count

🔹 Genuinely interested in nature conservation and outdoor work

🔹 Ready for collective living — shared tasks, communal meals, and community responsibilities

🔹 Note: To ensure gender balance within the project, the organisers are currently looking for more male participants

Practical Living Conditions

This project is intentionally basic — and that is part of what makes it real.

🏕️ Accommodation in individual tents on a camping site in the small village of Urt

🚿 Sanitary facilities, kitchen, and communal living area available on site

🥦 Vegetarian diet encouraged — meals prepared together using local and seasonal products

💧 No WiFi available on site

👕 Hand washing for clothes — no laundry facilities

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Activity Details

📅 Activity Period: 12 June 2026 – 26 June 2026

📍 Location: France

👤 Activity Type: Volunteering Teams

🏷️ Project Code: 2024-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000196098

Deadline

⏰ 29 May 2026

Eligible Countries

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

Apply

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51338_en

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