{"id":28506,"date":"2025-11-17T09:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one-more-tree.org\/?p=28506"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:55:12","slug":"insect-hotel-building-workshops-for-seniors-at-the-przestrzen-trzeciego-wieku-in-wroclaw-november-13-and-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one-more-tree.org\/blog\/2025\/11\/17\/insect-hotel-building-workshops-for-seniors-at-the-przestrzen-trzeciego-wieku-in-wroclaw-november-13-and-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Insect hotel building workshops for seniors at the Przestrze\u0144 Trzeciego Wieku in Wroc\u0142aw \u2013 November 13 and 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28506\" class=\"elementor elementor-28506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2a49c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b2a49c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78caa264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78caa264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 12-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On November 13 and 14, 2025, we organized two special environmental workshops for seniors at the <\/span><b>Przestrze\u0144 Trzeciego Wieku in Wroc\u0142aw<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Participants built their own <\/span><b>insect hotels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which were later placed on their balconies, in gardens, and in small green spaces around their homes. In the coming months, these structures will provide shelter for pollinators and other beneficial species, strengthening the city&#8217;s green infrastructure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The workshops combined hands-on creativity with <\/span><b>learning how small actions can positively influence the urban environment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, allowing participants to see that even simple constructions made from natural materials can create small but essential support points for nature. 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3941d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c3941d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67127071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67127071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Creating nature-friendly spaces<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a city where greenery often gives way to concrete, such initiatives take on special significance. The insect hotels built by seniors will become <\/span><b>microhabitats that support nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, attracting insects in search of shelter and safe living conditions. For many participants, it was eye-opening to discover that a small wooden structure placed on a balcony or in a garden can provide real assistance to local ecosystems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conversations during the workshops also highlighted how much seniors value the opportunity to take part in actions that directly influence their surroundings. The insect hotels became a symbol of <\/span><b>care for the urban landscape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, showing that nature-friendly initiatives can be created even in small spaces and simple settings.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>A communal experience<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most beautiful elements of the workshops was their <\/span><b>integrative and community-building atmosphere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Manual work turned out to be not only a way to create something useful but also an activity that fosters connection, wellbeing, and shared experience. The pace of the sessions encouraged conversation, exchange of stories, and mutual support, creating a meaningful space for spending time in a calm, creative, and valuable way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For many participants, the workshops provided a moment of relaxation and a chance to experience the joy of doing something <\/span><b>with their own hands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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The insect hotels created by seniors will now support <\/span><b>urban biodiversity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, while also standing as a lasting sign of their involvement and care for nature. This is also an example of how including different age groups in environmental actions helps build stronger, more aware communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such initiatives demonstrate that change begins with small, local steps \u2014 with a single insect hotel, a single engaged participant, a single afternoon spent together, which may become the beginning of a broader shift in how we relate to the natural world.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>A joint initiative<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The workshops were organized together with the informal group <\/span><b>\u201cMali Wielcy Ekolodzy\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the <\/span><b>Ma\u0142y Wielki \u015awiat Association<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project <\/span><b>\u201cLet\u2019s Build It Together \u2013 Environmental Workshops for Children and Seniors in Wroc\u0142aw\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is <\/span><b>co-funded by the Marshal\u2019s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship as part of the Dolno\u015bl\u0105skie Ma\u0142e Granty program.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 13 and 14, 2025, we organized two special environmental workshops for seniors at the Przestrze\u0144 Trzeciego Wieku in Wroc\u0142aw. Participants built their own insect hotels, which were later placed on their balconies, in gardens, and in small green spaces around their homes. In the coming months, these structures will provide shelter for pollinators and other beneficial species, strengthening the city&#8217;s green infrastructure. The workshops combined hands-on creativity with learning how small actions can positively influence the urban environment, allowing participants to see that even simple constructions made from natural materials can create small but essential support points for nature. The meetings became an opportunity to discuss everyday choices, care for immediate surroundings, and the possibilities each person has in shaping more nature-friendly spaces. .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:641px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item{max-width:33.33%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item{max-width:25%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item{max-width:20%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item{max-width:16.666%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item{max-width:14.28%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item{max-width:12.5%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item{max-width:11.11%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:10%}}@media (min-width:480px) and (max-width:640px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}}@media (max-width:479px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}} Creating nature-friendly spaces In a city where greenery often gives way to concrete, such initiatives take on special significance. The insect hotels built by seniors will become microhabitats that support nature, attracting insects in search of shelter and safe living conditions. For many participants, it was eye-opening to discover that a small wooden structure placed on a balcony or in a garden can provide real assistance to local ecosystems. Conversations during the workshops also highlighted how much seniors value the opportunity to take part in actions that directly influence their surroundings. The insect hotels became a symbol of care for the urban landscape, showing that nature-friendly initiatives can be created even in small spaces and simple settings. A communal experience One of the most beautiful elements of the workshops was their integrative and community-building atmosphere. Manual work turned out to be not only a way to create something useful but also an activity that fosters connection, wellbeing, and shared experience. The pace of the sessions encouraged conversation, exchange of stories, and mutual support, creating a meaningful space for spending time in a calm, creative, and valuable way. For many participants, the workshops provided a moment of relaxation and a chance to experience the joy of doing something with their own hands. 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The insect hotels created by seniors will now support urban biodiversity, while also standing as a lasting sign of their involvement and care for nature. This is also an example of how including different age groups in environmental actions helps build stronger, more aware communities. Such initiatives demonstrate that change begins with small, local steps \u2014 with a single insect hotel, a single engaged participant, a single afternoon spent together, which may become the beginning of a broader shift in how we relate to the natural world. A joint initiative The workshops were organized together with the informal group \u201cMali Wielcy Ekolodzy\u201d and the Ma\u0142y Wielki \u015awiat Association. 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