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 ====== Self Care at Finca Verde ====== ====== Self Care at Finca Verde ======
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 +===== Getting around =====
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 +We don't go out much but you are welcome to come along when we do. Sometimes there are entertainment activities in Lanjaron. 
 +
 +You are also free to take yourself there using your own transport, on foot or you can borrow a bicycle from us.
 +
 +===== Emergency =====
 +
 +In case of any emergency call **112**: 
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 +  * Ambulance: 061
 +  * Fire brigade: 080
 +  * National police: 091
 +  * Local police: 092 
 +  * Civil Guard: 062
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 +Take care of yourself first before helping others. 
 +Alert the farm manager as soon as possible. 
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 +Accessing health care without insurance is expensive. Make sure you have adequate insurance coverage before you arrive. 
 +
 +===== Children =====
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 +Safeguarding is our primary aim. Please remember you are responsible for the children in your care.
 +Please ensure they are supervised at all times including break times. If any additional adults join your group, they need to check in with the farm manager.
 +
 +===== First Aid =====
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 +First aid is your responsibility. Finca Verde has a first aid box and this can be found in the community kitchen.
 +
 +===== Medicines =====
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 +Finca Verde community members will not assist with the administering of any medication.
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 +If you suffer from any allergies please let us know before your arrival and make sure you bring with you any medication you need.
 +
 +===== Fire =====
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 +No open fire and no smoking are allowed anywhere on the farmland and in any of the buildings because of the high fire risk. Open-air cooking is only allowed with permission from the farm manager depending on the season. Firewood can only be used with prior permission, they may be a small charge for using this wood. No foraging for wood is allowed on the property and outside it.
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 +In case of fire leave the area immediately, the meeting point is near the car parks. Go to the one furthest from the fire. 
  
 ===== Dealing with hot temperatures ===== ===== Dealing with hot temperatures =====
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   * Avoid working during the hottest hours of the day   * Avoid working during the hottest hours of the day
  
 +If you are experiencing sunstroke you may need to go to the hospital, please make sure you have health insurance as treatment is very expensive.
 +
 +===== Silence =====
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 +In order to provide everyone with a quiet space, we observe the following periods of silence. 
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 +  * During the day: 14:00 - 18:00
 +  * During the night: 22:00 - 09:00
 +
 +===== Cleaning =====
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 +Please keep the areas which you use clean and leave them cleaner than you found them. 
 +
 +===== Tools =====
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 +Please put the tools back in their place after you have used them. Misplaced tools get lost or broken. Report any faulty or broken tools if you come across them.
 +
 +===== Fauna & Fawna =====
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 +Do NOT harass insects and animals, enjoy watching them from a distance.
 +
 +==== Snakes ====
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 +All snakes are protected by law in Spain, when you see one walk the other way especially if you cannot identify them! 
 +
 +=== Venemous snakes ===
 +
 +^ Snake ^ Picture ^ Comments ^
 +| 1. Viper of Seoane (Vipera Seoanei) |{{ :finca_verde:viper-of-seoane-snake.jpg?400 |}} |Hospital treatment required after bite, not common in our area|
 +| 2. False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon Cucullatus)|{{ :finca_verde:smooth-snake.jpg?400 |}} | Fangs at the rear of the mouth, the bite may cause infection |
 +| 3. Montpellier Snake (Malpolon Monspessulanus) | {{ :finca_verde:montpellier.jpeg?400 |}} | Will hiss and rise up if you're too close, fangs at the rear, numbness and swelling form bite |
 +| 4. Viper of Lataste (Vipera Latastei) | {{ :finca_verde:vivora_de_mijas.jpg?400 |}} | avoid getting bitten, bite can be fatal, they shy away from people |
 +| 5. Asp Viper (Vipera Aspis) | {{ :finca_verde:asp-viper-vipera-aspis.jpg?400 |}} | avoid getting bitten, bite can be fatal, they shy away from people |
 +
 +=== Non venomous snakes ===
 +
 +^ Snake ^ Picture ^ Comments ^
 +|6. Horseshoe Whip Snake |{{ :finca_verde:1024px-albufeira_horseshoe_whip_snake_25_october_2016.jpg?400 |}} | fangs at the rear, harmless, common sighting around the farm|
 +|7. Viperine Water Snake | {{ :finca_verde:viperine-snake.jpg?400 |}} | present around water, harmless |
 +|8. Ladder Snake |{{ :finca_verde:rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg?400 |}} | will bite if provoked |
 +|9. Southern Smooth Snake | {{ :finca_verde:southern-smooth-snake-coronella-girondica.jpg?400 |}} | harmless |
 +|10. Western or Green Whip Snake | {{ :finca_verde:hierophis_viridiflavus.jpg?400 |}}| harmless |
 +|11. Grass Snake | {{ :finca_verde:narix-natrix.jpg?400 |}} | harmless |
 +    
 +
 +==== Mammals ====
 +
 +^ name ^ comments ^
 +| Iberian Ibex | Wild mountain goats are normally harmless but they can attack if they feel threatened, the females go around the hills in small groups |
 +| Male Ibex | Can attack if they feel threatened a confrontation may be deadly. Normally seen on their own.|
 +| Wild boar | A confrontation may be deadly |
 +
 +==== Caterpillars & Centipedes ====
 +
 +^ Name ^ Picture ^ Comments ^
 +| Scalopendra | {{ :finca_verde:scolopendra_cingulata_-_d7-08-2291-574x431.jpg?400 |}} | likes to hide in bedding, the bite is very painful |
 +| Pine processionary caterpillars /Orugas | {{ :finca_verde:960px-orugas-574x431.jpg?400 |}} | they come down from the pine trees, hairs can cause irritation and blindness |
  
 +==== Scorpions ====
  
 +^ Name ^ Picture ^ Comments ^
 +| Yellow scorpion | {{ :finca_verde:screenshot_2022-08-25_at_16-36-01_what_venomous_species_are_there_in_spain.png?400 |}} | common in our area, a very painful sting |
 +| European yellow tail scorpion | {{ :finca_verde:1024px-161006-skorpion-01.jpg?400 |}} | painful sting |
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