Jungle 2 is home to roughly 3,000 migrants, reaching the tail end of a journey that has typically brought them thousands of miles from Africa and Asia to northern France. Life in Jungle 2 is tough, with little food, clean water or sanitation. The migrants sleep in makeshift huts and churches cobbled together with plastic and whatever sparse wood they can forage.

The camp is growing constantly, its size serves as a crude barometer of levels of insecurity in war ravaged and famine stricken nations to the south and the east.

The migrants will typically live in Jungle 2 as they wait for their chance to board a lorry or train and attempt to smuggle themselves into Ireland or the UK.

Newstalk reporter Kieran Cuddihy visited Jungle 2 recently to meet those people living in the camp. You can listen to his full report on Newstalk Breakfast, and read some of the migrants' stories here, and view pictures from inside Jungle 2 in the gallery below.

All images credit: Kieran Cuddihy

• Jungle 2 sits about 3km east of the French town of Calais

• Houses are cobbled together from plastic sheets, branches and other waste

• Recently, black plastic sheeting was donated by a charity group to protect homes from the elements

• The camp itself is divided up according to country of origin. This is the entrance to the Afghan area.

• Most of the women stay together in a dedicated area of the camp

• The search for food is constant. Unfortunately these potatoes that were donated by locals were already rotten.

• There are only 20 toilets for the whole camp, one for every 150 people. There is no toilet paper.

• There are four sets of taps for the camp and rubbish builds up everwhere.

• This group of men from Sudan and Ethiopia enjoy a meal of bread and lentils that was provided by a local charity.

• The migrants built a school in the camp and local teachers provide the lessons.

• Every night, hundreds from the camp climb towards the road to try and gain access to trucks bound for the UK.

• Recently, high fences topped with razor wire were installed to prevent access to the ferry terminal.

• Meanwhile in the camp, mosques and churches cater to the religious needs of migrants.

• This church is shared by several different Christian faiths.

Listen to Kieran Cuddihy's report from Calais here