The 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais - in pictures

  • A Banksy mural at the entrance to the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais, France, fades as nature reclaims the area in 2018, two years after more than 1,000 migrants were evicted. All photos: Getty Images
    A Banksy mural at the entrance to the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais, France, fades as nature reclaims the area in 2018, two years after more than 1,000 migrants were evicted. All photos: Getty Images
  • Sand dunes at the former site of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp, which is now a nature reserve
    Sand dunes at the former site of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp, which is now a nature reserve
  • The last remaining migrants at the camp wait for transport outside the site in October 2016
    The last remaining migrants at the camp wait for transport outside the site in October 2016
  • Bedding and food left inside a shack in the nearly deserted camp in 2016
    Bedding and food left inside a shack in the nearly deserted camp in 2016
  • French police clearing the main entrance to the camp
    French police clearing the main entrance to the camp
  • Contractors clearing the site
    Contractors clearing the site
  • Police stop a migrant from returning
    Police stop a migrant from returning
  • Volunteers and migrants tackle a blaze in the camp during the demolition
    Volunteers and migrants tackle a blaze in the camp during the demolition
  • A gas canister explodes in the camp as fires rage in October 2016
    A gas canister explodes in the camp as fires rage in October 2016
  • Sudanese migrants queue in the cold weather for buses to leave the camp
    Sudanese migrants queue in the cold weather for buses to leave the camp
  • Migrants return a smoke grenade as they clash with French riot police in October 2016
    Migrants return a smoke grenade as they clash with French riot police in October 2016
  • French business owners and locals blockade the main road into the Port of Calais, demanding the removal of the 'Jungle' camp in September 2016
    French business owners and locals blockade the main road into the Port of Calais, demanding the removal of the 'Jungle' camp in September 2016
  • Migrant children watch a movie inside the Jungle Books Cafe in the camp
    Migrant children watch a movie inside the Jungle Books Cafe in the camp
  • Migrants from Afghanistan play cricket on a makeshift wicket in May 2016
    Migrants from Afghanistan play cricket on a makeshift wicket in May 2016
  • A migrant walks alongside a fence separating new accommodation from the jungle camp in February 2016
    A migrant walks alongside a fence separating new accommodation from the jungle camp in February 2016
  • A hut burns as police officers clear part of the camp in February 2016
    A hut burns as police officers clear part of the camp in February 2016
  • Actors from Shakespeare's Globe perform Hamlet to migrants at the Good Chance Theatre Tent in the camp in February 2016
    Actors from Shakespeare's Globe perform Hamlet to migrants at the Good Chance Theatre Tent in the camp in February 2016
  • An Iranian man peers out from his shelter in the camp in January 2016
    An Iranian man peers out from his shelter in the camp in January 2016
  • A boy looks out from a camper van as migrants contend with cold weather in December 2015
    A boy looks out from a camper van as migrants contend with cold weather in December 2015
  • A view of the camp in June 2015
    A view of the camp in June 2015