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The CJS website provides a one-stop shop for everyone in the countryside, conservation, ecology and wildlife sectors. You'll find adverts for jobs and volunteer placements, there is a daily news service, a full training directory of courses and professional events and a large library of in-depth information covering the whole industry.

Jobs and Volunteers

Wetland Engagement Officer (Severn Vale) with Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Research Assistant with RSPB

2 x UK Year of Service Green Start Environmental Traineeship for 18 - 24 year olds with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)

Assistant Warden with Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust

Ecology Officer with North Somerset Council

Senior Specialists – Economics with Natural England

Life Skills Tutor with Canterbury Oast Trust

Assistant Farm and Attraction Manager with Canterbury Oast Trust

Forest Craftsperson – Bowland with Forestry England

Senior Adviser with Natural England

Lead Adviser with Natural England

Grazing Assistant with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Forest Craftsperson – Kielder North with Forestry England

Head Ranger - Culzean Castle with National Trust for Scotland

Nene Valley Projects Officer with The Wildlife Trust BCN

Nene Wetlands Senior Ranger with The Wildlife Trust BCN

Ranger with National Trust

Assistant Ranger (Christmas Tree Sales) with National Trust

Head of Science and Monitoring with Bat Conservation Trust

Assistant Farm Conservation Adviser with CJH Agri-Environment Consultants Ltd

Conservation Lead with Escrick Park Estate

Woodland Management Project Officer x 2 with Coed Lleol (Small Woods Wales)

Countryside and Estates Management Worker with McEwan Contractors

Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Floodplain Meadows Partnership with The Open University

Forest Worker with Carsphairn Community Woodland Ltd.

Ranger with National Trust

Ecologist with Envirotech NW Ltd

Community Forest Manager with Carsphairn Community Woodland Ltd.

Chief Executive with River Thame Conservation Trust

Seasonal Woodland Restoration Worker with Natural England

Conservation Scientist with RSPB

Senior Office Administrator with RSPB

Community Officer with Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere

Land Use Advice Officer with Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere

Senior Administrator with RSPB

Countryside Management Tutor and Coordinator with Sustainable Land Trust

Visitor Experience Officer with RSPB

Conservation Delivery Officer (Wilder River Churnet) with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Wilder Communities Officer with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Conservation Delivery Officer with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

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Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be “no longer worth it”, say researchers

Lifting ban on bee-killing pesticide would be ‘disaster for nature’

Designated landscapes working together, delivering for Wales

Features

The new platform for Conservationists - Force For Nature Ranger App

It’s tree planting season, what are you waiting for?

So you want to become an ecologist?

Careers in the Ecology and Environmental Sector

Training

CIEEM: Vegetation Survey Techniques: Extended Phase 1/Phase 2 Using NVC, The Importance of Meres and Mosses, Ground Water Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems

13/10: State of the World's Plants and Fungi Virtual Symposium by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Wild things!: Woodland Activity Leader Training

Kent Wildlife Trust: Discovering British Birds Online Evening Course and Birds of Prey of the North Kent Marshes

Field Studies Council: Natural History Live: Conserving the Grey Long-eared Bat

Kent Country Parks: Outdoor Learning for Early Years, Forest School Level 1, Raising Standards in Literacy and Raising Standards in Numeracy

7/10: Brain-training in the Zoo: Linking Animal Cognition, Behaviour and Welfare by Bristol Zoo Gardens

Kent Wildlife Trust: Wilder Gardening without upsetting your neighbours

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology: Linux Appeal - Command Line Tools for fast Processing and Using drones to map habitat

CIEEM: Mental Health Awareness in the Work Environment

Field Studies Council: World Earthworm Day 2020: Earthworms & Composting (webinar)

CIEEM: Managing Solar Parks for Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services

Ecology Training UK: Surveying for Protected Species, Phase 1 Habitat Mapping, Surveying for Protected Species, Certificate in Ecological Consultancy & Woodland Management for Biodiversity

Butterfly Conservation: Identifying and recording the butterflies of Central Scotland

WildTeam: Strategy Development for Wildlife Conservation & Online training workshop: Project Management for Wildlife Conservation

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology: Evidence Synthesis, Ammonia as an Air pollutant (introduction) & Ammonia measurement planning

20/4: Protecting our Marine Environment: specific capacities for special places! By EUROPARC Federation

21/4: Engaging Communities on Climate Change by Talk Action

22/4: Online Panel Discussion: Ape Conservation and Zoonotic Diseases by Ape Alliance

22/4: 2020 Irish Conference: Conservation Approaches to Benefit Biodiversity: Big Ideas for Big Challenges by CIEEM

KFW Scientific & Creative: Thermal Imaging for Wildlife Applications

Animal Biology and Care Education Ltd: Environmental Science, Ecology Level 2, Ecology of the UK level 3 accredited by UK Rural Skills, Ecology Training Course level 3 accredited by UK Rural Skills, African Wildlife Conservation level 4 accredited by UK Rural Skills & Red Squirrel Conservation Level 6 accredited by UK Rural Skills

LearnHowTo: Introduction To Agronomy, Crop Culture Foundation, Seed Management, Crop Husbandry Practices, Arable Cereal Crops, Arable Broadleaf Crops, Harvesting, Introduction to Poultry Breeds & Microcourses

Lone Wolf Administration: Lone Wolf Learning Course

Ptyxis Ecology Training: Grass identification & ecology, Sedge identification & ecology, Identification of NVC communities, General plant identification support, Bryophyte identification, Sphagnum identification: short course (field ID only), Sphagnum identification: full course (field & microscope) & Ecological monitoring: How to design a successful scheme

Qualiteach Education and Ecology Training: Botany and its Role in the Ecosystem, Botanical Identification & using Keys, Taxonomy: Plant Naming Rules and Structure, Plant Science: biology, physiology and symbiosis & Habitats and Habitat Indicators

BatAbility Courses & Tuition: Anabat Insight Software Webinar, BatExplorer Software Webinar, Bat Survey Methods – Webinar, Bat Echolocation Webinar 1 Day

OpenLearn / The Open University: Involving Volunteers, Social marketing, Creating an ethical organisation, Creativity and innovation, Investment risk, Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring, Nature & Environment courses, Employment relations and employee engagement & Human resources: recruitment and selection

Animal Jobs Direct: Animal Care and Conservation courses

KFW Scientific & Creative / Wildlifetek: Wildlifetek: Thermal

Ecology Training UK Ltd: Architectural Terms for Bat Workers, Mammal ID, Reptile and Amphibian ID and Surveying, Habitat Management, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species & Introduction to Ecology

CIEEM: Managing Solar Parks for Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services, The Importance of Evidence in Conservation Decision-making & Building a Better Future: People, Planet and Profit

1/7: RFS Conference - Treescapes2020 by Royal Forestry Society

Centre for Alternative Technology: Build a Tiny Garden, Build an Edible Garden, Introduction to Permaculture, Build a Wildlife Garden, Build a Dry Garden

Woodland Ways: Bushcraft Fundamentals Course, Woodland Ways Bushcraft Weekend, IOL Bushcraft Competency Training, Family Survival Course, Introduction to Moving Water, Bow Making Bushcraft Weekend Course, Flint Knapping Day Course, Edged Tools and Spoon Carving Day Course, Kuksa Carving Day Course, Woodland Ways Week - 5 Days Survival Course, Woodland Ways Advanced Bushcraft, 10 Day Woodland Immersion Survival Course, Natural cordage and glues weekend, Basketry and bark work weekend, Fur On Hide Working Weekend, Basketry Day Course, Fire Lighting Day Course, Woodland Ways Walks - Int. Map reading and Navigation Course, Axe Workshop & Tree Interpretation & Winter Survival

Talk Action: Social Media Training

Surrey Wildlife Trust: Photography - Beautiful Bluebells & Photography - Wildflowers

Time For Bespoke Solutions Ltd: Organisational Skills Webinar

Wild things!: Woodland Activity Leader Training, Coastal Activity Leader Training & Bat Walk Leader Training

Cotswolds Conservation Board: LANTRA Brushcutter/Trimmers - Maintenance and Operation

Centre for Alternative Technology: Zero Carbon Britain

CIEEM: Introduction to Phase One Habitat Survey, Plant Identification and Botanical Keys & Botany for Beginners

Wildwood Trust: Intro to Amphibian Ecology and Surveying

Surrey Wildlife Trust: Reptiles - Ecology & Survey, Spectacular Spiders, Butterflies & Moths - ID & Conservation & Evening Pond Dipping

Cotswolds Conservation Board: Dry Stone Walling - Beginners

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust: Avian Egg Incubation Workshop

BatAbility Courses & Tuition: Bat Detectors & Software - An Overview, BatExplorer Software Webinar & Anabat Insight Software Webinar

Woodland Ways: Tracking Weekend Course

Surrey Wildlife Trust: Tree Identification, Wildflower ID: Chalk Grassland & Willow Flowers

16/5: Pensthorpe Bird & Wildlife Fair 2020 by Pensthorpe Conservation Trust

23/4: Invigorating Interpretation - new ideas for engaging your audience by bgen

Surrey Wildlife Trust: Ancient Woodland Indicators

26/3: Health, Wellbeing and Place: How landscape delivers positive change by Landscape Institute

Cotswolds Conservation Board: Blacksmithing Improvers - Tongs forging, Blacksmithing - Taster Day & Lime Mortar - Beginners

Woodmeadow Trust: Introduction to Umbellifers & Phase 1 Habitat Surveying

Woodland Ways: Spring Foraging Course & Autumn Foraging Course

CIEEM: Biodiversity Net Gain Through Development, Introduction to UK Habitat Classification & Calculating and Using Biodiversity Units with Metric 2.0

14/3: Climate Literacy and Placing the Built Environment Within It by Anthropocene Architecture School

Surrey Wildlife Trust: Dawn Chorus Walk & Breakfast, Nightjars & Understanding Owls

27/3: Engaging Teenagers and Young Adults in the Outdoors by bgen

BatAbility Courses & Tuition: Bat Echolocation Webinar & Bat Survey Methods - Webinar

Centre for Alternative Technology: Restoration Ecology & Reedbeds and Waste Water Management

Wild Learning: Outdoor Learning Practitioner, Outdoor Numeracy and Literacy Training Courses, Outdoor Science and Living History Training Course, Outdoor Learning Practitioner & Forest School Leader Level 3

Wildwood Trust: Bird Conservation and Introduction to Survey Techniques

10/3: ‘Engaging Children and Young People with Nature and the Outdoors’ Seminar by Outdoor Recreation Network

2/4: BES Invasion Science SIG Meeting 2020 by British Ecological Society Invasion Science Group

Small Woods Association: Introduction to Pole Lathe turning & Introduction to Hedgelaying

TCV Scotland: Phase One Habitat Survey and Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Workshop & Plant ID for Beginners (4 day course over 2 weekends)

15/5: The ARB Show 2020 by Arboricultural Association

Idverde: Introduction to Small Mammal Trapping, Bat Ecology at Crystal Palace, Gardening for Wildlife, Bat Ecology at High Elms, Camera Trapping, Badger Ecology & Introduction to Small Mammal Trapping

5/3: Rivers Trust Spring Conference 2020 by Lincolnshire Rivers Trust

CIEEM: Lichen Identification, Ancient Woodland Indicators & An Introduction to the NVC

30/4: Outside the Honeypot: wildlife recording in the urban world by National Forum for Biological Recording

Small Woods Association: Coppice Restoration, Woodland Ecology, Introduction to Small Woodland Management & Practical Woodland Management

Devon Wildlife Consultants: Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey

TCV Scotland: Brushcutters & Trimmers

Event: 27/3: Mammal Society 66th Spring Conference by Mammal Society

Growing Confidence Project: Botanical Voyage of Discovery - Visit to Birmingham Botanical Garden

Woodcraft School Ltd: Field Signs of British Protected Mammals, Track and sign workshop/evaluation & CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluation

21/4: 2020 Irish Conference: Conservation Approaches to Benefit Biodiversity: Big Ideas for Big Challenges by CIEEM

Species Recovery Trust: Midsummer grass identification, Arable Plant Identification and Ecology, Aquatic Plants, Late Season Grass Identification, Heathland, Acid Grassland and Bog - Species Identification and Survey, Habitat Indicator Species (Phase 1 and NVC) - Grasslands and Heathlands (day 1) and Heathlands, Bogs and Acid Grassland (day 2), Sphagnum Mosses: Field Identification Course & Winter Trees and shrubs identification

CIEEM: Reptiles: Ecology, Surveys & Mitigation

Bat Conservation Trust: Thermal-aided bat surveys, Using Bat Detectors, Bat Ecology and Conservation, Surveying for bats, Advanced bat survey techniques, Arboriculture and bats - scoping surveys for arborists, Secondary Roost Surveys for arborists & Bats for Building Professionals

Kent Wildlife Trust: Learning Bird Song

Scotswood Garden: Forest School Level 1 Award: Introduction to Forest School Principles & Level 3 Certificate in Forest School Programme Leadership

Association For Heritage Interpretation: Heritage Interpretation & Writing for children and families

20/4: Data Science Festival - London 2020 by The Data Science Festival

CIEEM: Train the Trainer for Ecologists (Ireland) & Banter: Breaking or Making Barriers

TCV Scotland: Mammal Monitoring

Kent Wildlife Trust: Amphibian Ecology and Survey Techniques, Identification of Dragonfly Exuviae, Introduction to Solitary Bees, Sustainable Beekeeping for Beginners, Reptile Ecology and Survey Techniques, Ecology of Bumblebees and their Identification for Beginners & Dragonflies

Dorset Wildlife Trust: Hedgerow Basket Making Workshop, Willow Bumble Bee Skep Making Workshop, Willow Garden Edging Hurdles & Willow Wigwam Garden Supports

Small Woods Association: Woodland Shelter Building, Hurdle making, Tree Spirit carving, Willow Hurdles, Framed Hurdles, Charcoal Making (Ring kiln and retort), Coppice Restoration, Hazel stool making, Timber measuring, Basket making, Bowl Turning, Ash Splint basket, Shave horse, Mindfulness in Woodland settings, Milking stool, Paddle making, Coracle making, Shrink Pots, Cleft gate & Coppice Products level 2

Species Recovery Trust: Beaver Ecology and Conservation, Water Voles - Survey and Ecology and Assessing Trees for Bats

Kent Wildlife Trust: Gardening for Wildlife: Care and Food, Gardening for Wildlife: Water and Shelter, Sustainable Living Workshop

26/3: The Beautiful Burial Ground Conference by Caring for God’s Acre

CIEEM: Peregrine Falcon: Ecology, Survey and Mitigation, Breeding Bird Surveys and Checks & Barn Owl: Ecology, Surveying and Mitigation

Countryside Management Association: Introduction to Rewetting the Moorland Environment

Growing Confidence Project: Bird Ringing Day

25/3: Accelerating tree planting & woodland creation in England by Ecosystems Knowledge Network

Dorset Wildlife Trust: Photographing the Natural World of Kingcombe

Idverde: Pond dipping for Adults, Garden Ponds for Wildlife, Butterflies and day flying Moths

18/3: Woodland Symposium by Bat Conservation Trust

TVEG: Introduction to Woodland Management

Wild Ideas: Environmental Education Skills 2020 & Woodland Activity Leader Training Courses

16/4: ZSL Animal Careers Conference by ZSL

Small Woods Association: NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance, crosscutting and felling of small trees, Introduction to Chainsaw use, Timber Reduction - Log to Lath

17/3: The Garden Jungle: How to Save our Insects by Woodmeadow Trust

TCV Scotland: Intro to Invertebrates

Woodcraft School Ltd: Plant Identification & Uses CQNCFE Level 3

Species Recovery Trust: Great Crested Newts - Ecology, Survey and Licensing, Bumblebees; ecology and identification

CIEEM: Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of Projects (England & Wales), Ground Water Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems, Advanced Ecological Impact Assessment, Using Bioacoustics for Field Survey, QField for Ecologists and Environmental Practitioners, Intermediate QGIS for Ecologists and Environmental Practitioners & Building a Better Future: People, Planet and Profit, The Importance of Evidence in Conservation Decision-making

12/3: The Beautiful Burial Ground Conference by Caring for God’s Acre

Kent Wildlife Trust: Botany Evening course, Introduction to Wilding, Woodland Mosses for Beginners, An Introduction to Ferns, Introduction to Orchids, An Evening at Ham Fen, Introduction to Wild Flowers for Absolute Beginners, Field Identification Skills Certificate, Phase One Habitat Survey, Wild Cabbages and Carrots, Grasses for Beginners & An Introduction to Sedges and Rushes

CIEEM: Understanding the Science Driving your Decisions in the Field, Badger Ecology and Surveys, Badger Mitigation, Introduction to Bat Ecology and Bat Surveys & Bats: Impact Assessment and Mitigation

Muddy Feet Training: Outdoor and Paediatric First Aid

Species Recovery Trust: Early season/vegetative grass and sedge identification, Woodland Plants - Identification and Survey, Orchid Hunting in the Chiltern Hills, Grasses, Sedges and Rushes - Grasslands and Meadows (day 1) and Heathlands and Bogs (day 2), Habitat Indicator Species (Phase 1 and NVC) - Grasslands and Heathlands (day 1) and Heathlands, Bogs and Acid Grassland (day 2), Wildflower Identification and Survey - Neutral and Calcareous grasslands, Grassland Plant Identification and Survey

11/3: Natural Capital Management for Rural Professionals by Ecosystems Knowledge Network

7/3: TVERC Spring Recorders' Conference by Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre

Small Woods Association: Social Forestry OCN Level 3, Sustainable woodland management OCN Level 3

Idverde: Identification of Trees in Winter, Identifying Trees in Leaf, Introduction to Invasive Species & Introduction to British Orchids

Field Studies Council: Fossicking the Flora and Fauna of South Pembrokeshire, Walking the Pembrokeshire Coastline, Botanical Alchemy, Spring Wildlife Watch & Summer Wildlife Watch

Kent Country Parks: Growing your Grounds for Learning and Wildlife

Muddy Feet Training: L3 Neuro diversity and challenging behaviour outdoors, L3 Forest School Leadership, L2 Assist at Forest School, Woodcraft Projectiles Workshop, L2 Outdoor Learning Practitioner, L3 Coordinating An Outdoor Curriculum & Introduction to Neurodiversity and Challenging Behaviour Outdoors

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology: Introduction to GIS for environmental scientists, Field Electronics (Advanced), Transforming Environmental Data in R, Water, land and crop management at field scale & Field Electronics (Beginner)

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation: Pruning garden shrubs and climbers

TCV Scotland: Fundraising

Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre: TVERC Recorder Field Day - Harcourt Hill, TVERC Recorder Field Day - The Ridgeway, TVERC & FSC Biolinks Recorder Field Day - Dinton Pastures, TVERC Recorder Field Day - Waltham Place & TVERC Recorder Field Day - Heyford Meadow

29/2: 2nd Secret World Wildlife Rescue - Caring for Wildlife Conference 2020: Making a difference in British Wildlife Conservation, Rehabilitation and Release by Secret World Wildlife Rescue

Verde-ecology Consultancy: Two courses in Winter Tree ID

26/2: ParkPower-a Scotland-wide programme for greenspace by greenspace scotland

Parnassus Ecology and the National Trust for Scotland: Upland Plant Identification Course for Habitat Surveys; Ben Lawers NNR

Bat Conservation Trust: Wildlife Acoustics Kaleidoscope Pro - Manchester, Wildlife Acoustics Kaleidoscope Pro - Bristol & Wildlife Acoustics Kaleidoscope Pro - Cardiff

4/3: 2020 Spring Conference: Assessment and Mitigation of Air Quality Impacts on Biodiversity by CIEEM

Conservation Careers Ltd: Conservation Career Kickstarter

CIEEM: Calculating and Using Biodiversity Units with Metric 2.0 & Biodiversity Net Gain Through Development

Avon Wildlife Trust: Introduction to UK Amphibians and Reptiles

26/2: Bats and Lighting by CIEEM

Species Recovery Trust: Dormice - Ecology, Survey and Habitat Management

Idverde: Live hedge laying

WildTeamUK: Project Management for Wildlife Conservation

New Provider Listing - Ecology Training UK

Scottish Countryside Rangers’ Association: Scottish Ranger Award

Centre for Alternative Technology: Social Forestry OCN

CIEEM: Effective Workplace Mentoring, Train the Trainer for Ecologists & Effective Communication Skills for Women

Centre for Alternative Technology: The Science of Sustainable Food Production, Introduction to Permaculture, Growing Fruit, Compost Toilets, Reedbeds and Waste Water Management & Ecosystem services: Land use, water and waste management

CIEEM: Biodiversity Net Gain Through Development, Developing Skills in Ecological Impact Assessment, Ecological Clerk of Works, BS42020 Biodiversity: Code of Practice for Planning and Development, QGIS for Ecologists and Conservation Practitioners, Making the Most of the Ecology Assessment in BREEAM and the BREEAM Family, Advanced Ecological Impact Assessment, Report Writing for Ecological Impact Assessment, Intermediate QGIS for Ecologists and Environmental Practitioners, Introduction to Ecological Impact Assessment, Ecological Report Writing, Introduction to Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) (Scotland) & Biodiversity Net Gain Through Development

Field Studies Council: Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, Grasses, Sedges and Rushes, Identification of Conifers, Identifying Broadleaf Trees in Winter, Bogs and Marshes & Botany For Improvers

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology: Best Practice in Training, Teaching and Interactive Learning

Ecology Training UK: Great Crested Newt Ecology and Surveying, Great Crested Newts and Developments & Reptile Ecology, ID and Surveying

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology: Introduction to GIS for environmental scientists, Ozone pollution: A hidden threat to crop production, Evidence Synthesis & Using drones to map habitats

Cotswolds Conservation Board Hedgelaying - Beginners (Midlands Style) & Hedgelaying - Beginners (Somerset Style), Hedgerow Coppicing, Woodland Coppicing, LANTRA Level 2 (Intermediate) Dry-stone Walling Course & Introduction to Horse Logging

GeoData, University of Southampton: ArcGIS: Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS, ArcGIS: Introductory, ArcGIS: Advanced, QGIS: Introductory, QGIS: Advanced, QGIS: Migrating to QGIS, ArcGIS Model builder - streamlining data processing & Demystifying Map Projections

Field Studies Council: An Introduction to Bird Watching, Birds of the North Wales Coast, Woodlands and Uplands, Bird Survey Techniques, Birds in the Shropshire Springtime & Songbird Identification

Centre for Alternative Technology: Bird Identification: An introduction

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